Legal Question in Personal Injury in Louisiana

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I need help,in short, family involved in accident, other party 20year old which was at fault got two tickets for a serious wreak, 2 counts of negilent injury one count of careless operation, I the wife, of the family , went to the first hearing of 20year old, plead not guilty, next court date = my husband was ordered to go to court for his trial, we show up, we were told he pleaded guilty to careless operation, and the negilent injury was dropped, before the court date, how can they drop the negilent injury, when the injuries were so serious, and can the court change the decision back to negilent injury,??? my family which was the one serious hurt, didn't get to state anything about no charge of negilent injury , please help. thanx


Asked on 6/30/03, 4:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Steve LeBlanc Steve LeBlanc, Ltd., (APLC)

Re: Help

The responsibility for the prosecution of any criminal case rests with the District Attorney's office. The reasons for which the DA's office in this particular case, decided to reduce and drop some charges are unknown to me, however, it happens very often. There is no court, or procedure, for changing a plea bargain entered into by the state. Have you sued the defendant civilly? That's your best recourse. If you haven't and it's been less than one (1) year since the accident, you need to consult and attorney.

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Answered on 6/30/03, 5:25 pm


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