Opinion
No. 2000-KK-1557
June 30, 2000
IN RE: Phipps, McKinley J. Jr.; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of St. Tammany, 22nd Judicial District Court Div. E, Nos. 316809; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 00 KW 0975.
Denied.
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TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
LEMMON, J., would grant the writ.
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ. LSA.C.Cr.P. Art. 331 provides that defendant is entitled to bail before conviction, unless evidence is clear and convincing that defendant may flee or poses a danger to persons in the community.