State v. House

Supreme Court of Louisiana January 24, 1977

State v. House, 341 So. 2d 554 (La. 1977)

1977 La. LEXIS 5466

Abused, Age, Allowed, Are, Defendant, Discretion, Evidence, Granted, Marcus, Sanders, Should, Summers, Trial

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.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Phillip W. HOUSE
Status: Published