Legal Opinion

State v. Watts

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 2, 1991No. 91-KK-0991PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

579 So.2d 931 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Willie Dan WATTS.

No. 91-KK-0991.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 2, 1991.

Granted. The ruling of the trial court is reversed. A juror temporarily accepted and sworn in accordance with LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 788 may nevertheless be challenged peremptorily prior to the swearing of the jury panel in accordance with LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 790. LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 795(B)(1).

WATSON, J., would deny the writ.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Socorro v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Watts v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Socorro v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  4. State v. BrumfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. State v. PlaisanceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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