State v. Girtley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Girtley, 172 So. 3d 1098 (La. 2015)
2015 La. LEXIS 1527; 2015 WL 4469234
Deny, Hughes
State v. Girtley
Opinion of the Court
In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. A, No. 524-400; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2015-K-0632.
Stay recalled. Writ granted. The ruling of the District Court is reversed, and the motion to suppress the non-party witness’ statement is denied. We find under the totality of the circumstances, this statement was voluntary and is admissible. See State v. Lewis, 539 So.2d 1199,1201-02 (La. 1989). This case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Louisiana v. Raymond GIRTLEY
- Status
- Published