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State v. Sullivan

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 6, 1990
559 So. 2d 1356 (La. 1990)

Summary

remanding for a hearing to determine if Brady material was suppressed and if counsel was ineffective at the penalty phase of trial

Summary of this case from State v. LaCaze

Opinion

No. 87-KA-0027.

April 6, 1990.

In re John L. Sullivan applying for Motion To Remand For Hearing on Motion For New Trial and Memorandum Exhibits and Affidavits in Support Thereof from Orleans Parish, Criminal District Court, No. 276-394, Section "G".


Defendant's Motion to Remand is granted. This case is remanded to the district court for an evidentiary hearing limited to the questions of whether the state suppressed exculpatory and material discrepancies in the initial description of both perpetrators given by Stephanie Lowery to the police and recorded in the report of officers Miller and Lecesene, and whether defendant's trial attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing stage of the proceedings.


Summaries of

State v. Sullivan

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 6, 1990
559 So. 2d 1356 (La. 1990)

remanding for a hearing to determine if Brady material was suppressed and if counsel was ineffective at the penalty phase of trial

Summary of this case from State v. LaCaze
Case details for

State v. Sullivan

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN L. SULLIVAN

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Apr 6, 1990

Citations

559 So. 2d 1356 (La. 1990)

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