State v. Hennick

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Hennick, 497 So. 2d 1385 (La. 1986)
1986 La. LEXIS 7943
Calogero, Dixon

State v. Hennick

Dissenting Opinion

DIXON, C.J.,

would grant the writ. The court of appeal has denied this application attacking a denial of a motion to suppress with the words “Relator has an adequate remedy by appeal.” There is no adequate remedy if relator is forced to a trial and appeal if the search or seizure is illegal. The court of appeal should decide the application on the merits.

Opinion of the Court

In re: Hennick, Roy K.; Palmer, Kathy M.; Hollingsworth, Deborah L.; Applying for Writ of Certiorari; Parish of St. Bernard 34th Judicial District Court Div. “B” Number 104-230; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number K-5959.

Denied.

Concurring Opinion

CALOGERO, J.,

assigns concurring reasons: I construe the court of appeal’s writ denial as indicating a considered examination of defendant’s writ application, a determination that defendant’s arguments are not so persuasive as to warrant the exercise of their supervisory jurisdiction, and a determination that defendant should have an opportunity to raise the issue anew on appeal if convicted. Relator’s “adequate remedy by appeal” in event of conviction, a phrase sometimes used by this Court in the distant past under similar circumstances, should perhaps better be that “defendant may raise his complaint anew in the event of conviction.”

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana v. Roy K. HENNICK
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published