State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Smith, 654 So. 2d 1085 (La. 1995)
1995 La. LEXIS 1463; 1995 WL 336422
Application, Deny, Victory, Watson

State v. Smith

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Application granted in part.

The only portions of Lavalais’ confession which are admissible as statements against interest are those statements which are self-inculpatory. All other statements in the confession are inadmissible hearsay, whether in-culpatory of other persons or non-inculpatory (unless admissible on some other basis).

Otherwise, the application is denied.

WATSON, J., would deny the application. VICTORY, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana v. George Paul SMITH
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published