Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1996

State ex rel. Dennis v. 16th Judicial District Court

State ex rel. Dennis v. 16th Judicial District Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 3, 1996 · Lemmon
678 So. 2d 539; 1996 La. LEXIS 2187; 1996 WL 501147 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Dennis v. 16th Judicial District Court

Opinion of the Court

In re Dennis, Douglas; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of St. Mary, 16th Judicial District Court, Div. “E”.

Writ granted in part; denied in part; case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to hold a contradictory hearing with the arresting agency. If it finds that “the time limitation for institution of prosecution” on relator’s 1957 armed robbery arrest “has expired, and no prosecution has been instituted,” it should grant relator’s motion to expunge as to that arrest and enter an order accordingly. R.S. 44:9(C); State v. Savoie, 92-1586 (La. 5/23/94), 637 So.2d 408. In all other respects the application is denied.

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

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