Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

State ex rel. Griffin v. Twenty-First Judicial District Court

State ex rel. Griffin v. Twenty-First Judicial District Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 21, 1988
532 So. 2d 137; 1988 La. LEXIS 1947; 1988 WL 111959 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Griffin v. Twenty-First Judicial District Court

Opinion of the Court

In re Griffin, Eddie C.; —Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory/remedial writs; Parish of Tangipahoa, 21st Judicial District Court, Div. “F”, No. 22659.

Granted. In connection with the record of the 1969 burglary arrest, if, as it appears, the time limitation for institution of prosecution under La.C.Cr.P. art. 571 has expired without the filing of formal charges, relator should be afforded the contradictory hearing, on briefs alone if possible, for which La.R.S. 44:9 C(2) provides to determine his entitlement to expungement in accordance with the provisions of that subsection.

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