Legal Opinion
State v. R.W.B.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 4, 2012No. 2012-CQ-0453PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
_JjWe accepted the certified question presented to this court by the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit.1 The question presented seeks “binding instructions from the Louisiana Supreme Court regarding the correct usage of a defendant’s name (and other close relatives) in cases in which the victim is a minor related to the defendant.” For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the controlling statutory authority mandates confidentiality of the victim’s identity in certain cases, but does not extend this protection to any other persons.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reeder v. NorthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Foti v. HollidaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Dejoie v. MedleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Copeland v. CopelandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Glory Truong v. Bank of America, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- State v. E.J.M.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. RossLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. WilmotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. LiconaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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