Opinion
NO. 2020 KW 0244
03-12-2020
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ANTHONY TIPTON
In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 06-16-0468. BEFORE: McDONALD, McCLENDON, AND CHUTZ, JJ.
WRIT DENIED.
PMc
WRC
McDonald, J., concurs. I do not believe the trial court's ruling excluding the state's expert witness was an abuse of discretion. However, exclusion of the witness is a drastic remedy and a better course of action would have been to deny the defendant's motion to exclude the witness and give the defendant a continuance if requested. COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT