State v. Wright
State v. Wright, 693 So. 2d 728 (La. 1997).
Cited by
Overruled in 1
- State v. Smith 743 So. 2d 199 La. 1999
- State v. Taylor 722 So. 2d 1073 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998
- State v. Smith 713 So. 2d 1220 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1998
Authorities cited
Identified automatically; this list may not be exhaustive.
- State v. Holmes 347 So. 2d 221
- Behler v. Louisiana State Racing Commission 251 La. 959
- 729 So. 2d 372 not in our corpus
- City of Lake Charles v. Bell 347 So. 2d 494
Opinion text
In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “I”, No. 383-529; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97KW-0558. Denied; stay recalled. Pre-trial supervisory review by the appellate courts provides an adequate means of resolving the extent to which a trial judge may order the state to disclose information in its possession on the backgrounds of prospective jurors. See State v. Holmes, 347 So.2d 221 (La.1979). The state therefore rendered its present application moot by waiting until after the jury verdict acquitting the defendant to apply for review at a time when the issue was no longer “live.” Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486, 496 , 89 S.Ct. 1944, 1951 , 23 L.Ed.2d 491 (1969); Behler v. Louisiana State Racing Commission, 251 La. 959 , 207 So.2d 758, 759 (1968). The stay issued by this Court is recalled and the contempt hearing may proceed as a separate inquiry into disobedience of the court’s order. State v. Meyer, 375 *729 So.2d 372, 373 (La.1979); City of Lake Charles v. Bell, 347 So.2d 494, 496 (La.1977). CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel; recused.