State ex rel. of K.T.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. of K.T., 182 So. 3d 934 (La. 2015)
2015 La. LEXIS 1841; 2015 WL 5846560
Additionally, Deny, Hughes, Knoll, Reasons

State ex rel. of K.T.

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, No. 2015-078-04-DQ-E; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2015-C-0719.

| ¶Writ granted. The decision of the Juvenile Court is reversed. For the reasons *935assigned in Judge Lobrano’s dissent, we find the juvenile judge abused her discretion in denying the State’s motion to continue and in releasing the victim from' the subpoena to appear at the juvenile adjudication. The case is remanded to the Juvenile Court for further proceedings. '

KNOLL, J., would deny. ■ HUGHES, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.

Concurring Opinion

Hughes, J.,

additionally concurs.

hi concur fully with this court’s order. But the prosecution must become involved in this matter in order to fulfill its duty to balance the well-being of the victim and the interests of justice.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of K.T. & J.S.
Status
Published