Legal Opinion
State v. Lee
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 2000No. 2000-K-0831PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J^PLOTKIN, J.
This writ application presents the question of whether the trial court erred in granting the defense full access to the State’s files, i.e. “open-file discovery.”1
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
On February 24, 2000, defendant George Lee, a New Orleans police officer, was charged by bill of information with six counts of forcible rape and four counts of second-degree kidnapping. Trial began on April 3rd before a twelve-person jury. On the second day of testimony, a bench con-ferenee was held concerning the testimony of a State witness. After direct examination of the witness by the State and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. RosiereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. OwensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. LeeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
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