Supreme Court of Louisiana May 6, 2011, 2011-KK-0564 (State v. Higginbotham)

JOHNSON, J.,

would grant defendant’s writ application and assigns, reasons.

FACTS:

| defendant, Bobby Higginbotham, a former mayor of the Town of Waterproof, was charged by a grand jury with a 44-count indictment on February 12, 2009. The indictment was amended, dropping 42 of the counts. One count of public contract fraud, (violation of LSA-R.S.