State v. Hatfield

Supreme Court of Louisiana June 2, 1978

State v. Hatfield, 359 So. 2d 202 (La. 1978)

1978 La. LEXIS 7658

Calogero, Dixon, Grant, Tate, Writ

Dissenting Opinion

TATE, J.,

is of the opinion that no grounds are shown to justify severance of multiple count information to permit the result here obtained under present facts, the State should have nol prossed one or more counts of the multiple-counts and filed new informations.

Opinion of the Court

In re: Douglas Hatfield, applying for writ of certiorari. Parish of East Baton Rouge.

Denied.

TATE, DIXON and CALOGERO, JJ., would grant the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Douglas HATFIELD
Status: Published