Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Am

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 21, 2008No. 2008-CK-2493Published

1Opinion of the Court

994 So.2d 1277 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of A.M.

No. 2008-CK-2493.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 21, 2008.

2Per curiam

WRIT GRANTED. The decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to grant defendant's expert access to videotaped interviews with the victim and witness is hereby reversed. The decision of the Juvenile Parish Court for the Parish of Orleans, permitting defense counsel to view the videotapes but denying defendant's motion for expert access to the videotaped interviews, is reinstated.

La. R.S. 15:440.1 et. seq. address electronic recordings of "protected persons." As…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Canovsky v. GehrsenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  4. State v. ForetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. Watkins v. SowdersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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