Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977

State v. House

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided January 24, 1977 · Abused, Age, Allowed, Are, Defendant, Discretion, Evidence, Granted, Marcus, Sanders, Should, Summers, Trial

341 So. 2d 554; 1977 La. LEXIS 5466 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

In re: District Attorney, E. Baton Rouge Parish, applying for supervisory writs.

Writ denied. We find no abuse of the trial court’s discretion.

SANDERS, C. J., and SUMMERS and MARCUS, JJ., are of the opinion that a writ should be granted and the State allowed to offer evidence of the age of defendant. SUMMERS, J., is of the opinion the trial judge has abused his discretion in this case.

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