State v. Bell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Bell, 391 So. 2d 833 (La. 1980)
1980 La. LEXIS 9539
Lemmon, Reasons
State v. Bell
Opinion of the Court
Affirmed.
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
Evidence of physical abuse of co-defendant in the same case by the same officer is relevant to the issue of whether defendant’s confession was coerced and is probative on the probability of use of coercion by that officer. The evidence may also be used to attack the officer’s credibility after he denies use of coercion in obtaining confessions.
The trial court erred in refusing to hear the witnesses offered by defendant to show his co-defendant’s confession was coerced. I would remand the case for retrial of the motion to suppress. See State v. Simmons, 328 So.2d 149 (La. 1976).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick BELL and Jimmy Thomas
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- Published