FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

 

NEWS RELEASE # 74

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Opinion handed down on the 29th day of October, 2003, is as follows:

PER CURIAM :

 

2003-O-2256 IN RE: JUDGE CARL VAN SHARP 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF OUACHITA STATE OF LOUISIANA

(Judicial Disciplinary Proceedings)

For the reasons assigned, it is ordered that Judge Carl Van Sharp of the Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana, be suspended from judicial office for sixty days without pay. It is further ordered that Judge Carl Van Sharp reimburse and pay to the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana costs in the sum of $210.00 incurred in the investigation and prosecution of his case, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XXIII, §22. Any application for rehearing in this matter shall be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 31, 2003.