Louisiana Court of Appeal March 21, 2018, NO. 2017–KA–0835 (State v. Ballard)

Judge Daniel L. Dysart

Following a judge trial, Van C. Ballard, a retired New Orleans Police Department ("NOPD") officer (hereafter, "Ballard"), was convicted of one count of malfeasance in office, and he now appeals his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.