Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2014

State v. Matthews

State v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 26, 2014
153 So. 3d 427; 2014 La. LEXIS 2902; 2014 WL 7179335 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Matthews

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. L, No. 513-700; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2014-K-1272.

Stay denied. Writ granted. The decision of the District Court is reversed and set aside. The State’s motion to compel codefendant, Desmond Lange, to testify with a grant of úse and derivative use immunity pursuant La.C.Cr.P. 439.1 is hereby granted for the reasons assigned by Judge Ledet in her dissent.

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