State v. Crawford

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Crawford, 693 So. 2d 757 (La. 1997)
1997 La. LEXIS 1610; 1997 WL 267552
Calogero, Kimball, Lemmon

State v. Crawford

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “A”, No. 376-284; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97KW-0956.

Writ granted. The trail court’s denial of the State’s motion to quash is reversed. The state’s motion to quash subpoenas is granted.

Dissenting Opinion

LEMMON, J.,

dissents from granting a summary reversal without affording respondent an opportunity to be heard especially in a non-emergency situation.

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

Concurring in Part

CALOGERO, Chief Justice,

concurring in part, dissenting in part.

I concur. The majority is correct insofar as the testimony subpoenas are concerned. However, I dissent as far as the subpoena duces tecum is concerned. I believe that the subpoena duces tecum should be honored. The trial court could then conduct an in camera review of the State’s files.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana v. Ron CRAWFORD
Status
Published