Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1989

State v. Collier

State v. Collier
Louisiana Court of Appeal · Decided April 20, 1989
542 So. 2d 215; 1989 La. App. LEXIS 762; 1989 WL 38597 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Collier

Opinion of the Court

WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY:

The trial court erred in denying defendant the right to make a closing statement. *216C.Cr.P. Art. 765(6); Herring v. New York, 422 U.S. 853, 95 S.Ct. 2550, 45 L.Ed.2d 593 (1975). Accordingly, the trial court judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for a new trial.

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