Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1997

State v. Harris

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 16, 1997 · Calogero, Contents, Continuance, Exists, Grant, Inspect, Knoll, Lemmon, Material, Tape, Trial, Writ

701 So. 2d 136; 1997 La. LEXIS 2655; 1997 WL 589991 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

In re Harris, Clarence; —Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “G”, No. 366-087; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97KW-2040.

Stay order denied. Writ denied.

CALOGERO, C.J., and KNOLL, J., would grant the writ. LEMMON, J., votes to grant and order the trial judge to inspect the contents of the tape for Brady material and, if Brady material exists, to grant a continuance.

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

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