Opinion
NO. 2018 KW 1749
02-14-2019
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CURTIS KING
In Re: Curtis King, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 09-15-0411. BEFORE: GUIDRY, THERIOT, AND PENZATO, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The State has no obligation to disclose information it does not possess. See La. Code Crim. P. art. 719(A). Furthermore, in cases where cell tower mapping was used to establish the location of an accused, an expert in historical cell site analysis was required to interpret and explain the information given by the maps to the jury. See State v. Saltzman, 2013-276 (La. App. 3d Cir. 10/23/13), 128 So.3d 1060, writ denied, 2014-11 (La. 6/13/14), 140 So.3d 1187, cert denied, Davis v. Louisiana, ___ U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 678, 190 L.Ed.2d 393 (2014). See also United States v. Schaffer, 439 Fed. Appx. 344, 347 (5th Cir. 2011) (per curiam) (unpublished).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
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