State v. Hunter

SANDERS, Justice.

Presented for decision here is the much-discussed question of whether broad pre trial discovery shall he allowed in state criminal cases.

The Orleans Parish Grand Jury indicted Robert Hunter for murder. After the court had appointed counsel for him, the defendant pleaded not guilty. The court granted him time to file special pleadings.

The defendant filed a prayer for oyer, seeking to require the State to furnish him a copy of the police report concerning the crime, the weapon used in the crime, a copy of any written confession, a copy of oral confessions or statements, all…