State Of Louisiana v. Jared Marcus Wiggins

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

—DERUTY CL

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 1179

VERSUS

JARED MARCUS WIGGINS SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

In Re: Jared Marcus Wiggins, applying for supervisory writs,
23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Assumption, No.
26-109.

BEFORE: PENZATO, LANIER, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED.

AHP
WIL

Fields, J., dissents. Excessive bail shall not be
required. Before trial a person shall be bailable by sufficient
surety, except when he is charged with a capital offense and the

proof is evident and the presumption of guilt is great. See La.
Const. art. I, § 18(A); see also La. Code Crim. P. art.
312(A). Bail must be set according to the factors listed in La.

Code Crim. P. art. 316. The Eighth Amendment mandates that when
bail is granted, it may not be unreasonably high in light of the
government’s purpose for imposing bail. See United States v.
Salerno, 481 U.S. 739, 754, 107 S.Ct. 2095, 2105, 95 L.Ed.2d 697
(1987). While I recognize that armed robbery and home invasion
are serious offenses, based on the information presented to this
court, relator’s lack of a prior criminal record, and his lack of
financial ability to pay the $700,000 bail set by the district
court, I would grant the writ application and remand for a hearing
to review the factors set forth in La. Code Crim. P. art. 316 and
to set bail in a reasonable amount.

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