STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0091 VERSUS

JACKELL CRIER MARCH 15, 2021

In Re: State of Louisiana, for applying supervisory writs, 20th Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana, Nos. 20- WFLN- 3461347.

BEFORE: MCDONALD, HOLRIDGE, AND PENZATO, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The ruling of the district court granting the defendant' s motion to suppress is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

Considering the totality of the circumstances, the defendant' s statement was given to the detective freely and voluntarily, was independent of the internal investigation and confession given therein, and was not the result of intimidation, threats, inducements, or promises.

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