Opinion
No. 96-KK-1899
July 25, 1996
IN RE: Givens, Rassi; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of West Baton Rouge 18th Judicial District Court Div. "C" Number 95-0677; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Number KW96 1513.
Writ granted and made peremptory. The ruling of the trial court is reversed. Evidence which makes reference to the arrest of Gerrod Thomas, including the arrest report, the statement, and all assertions made therein, is inadmissible.
EJB
JCW
CDK
JPV
CALOGERO, C.J. not on panel; recused.
LEMMON, J. would deny the request for the stay order and deny the writ.
JOHNSON, J. would deny.