Opinion ID: 19868
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: When any public officer or public

Text: employee shall use his power or position as such officer or employee to secure any expenditure of public funds to himself, or to any partnership of which he is a member, or to any corporation of which he is an officer, stockholder, or director. La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:140 (West 1999). Louisiana Revised Statute section 14:67 provides in relevant part: A. Theft is the misappropriation or taking of anything of value which belongs to another either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the other permanently of whatever may be the subject of the misappropriation or taking is essential. La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:67 (West 1999). 7 Count Three was amended as follows: Count 3) And the District Attorney further gives the Court to understand and be informed that between April 1, 1991 and on or about November 30, 1991 the said Timothy Collins violated R.S. 14:68 in that he did commit the unauthorized use of sporting goods owned by Staples 7 additional sporting goods, theft of additional money, public payroll fraud, and general malfeasance. Counts Four through Seven of the Amended Bill of Information were subsequently dismissed or not prosecuted due to financial and time constraints on the district attorney’s office. On January 15, 1993, the Amended Bill of Information was presented to Louisiana District Court Judge Porteous for a determination of whether the charges were supported by probable cause. After examining the evidence, Judge Porteous found that sufficient probable cause existed for the prosecution to go forward. At trial, Collins was acquitted of all charges.