Legal Opinion

State v. Gutweiler

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 8, 2008No. 2006-K-2596PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

979 So.2d 469 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Amanda GUTWEILER aka Amanda Hypes.

No. 2006-K-2596.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 8, 2008.

KNOLL, Justice.

The pre-trial status of this criminal case concerns sanctions imposed by the trial court against the State for breaching grand jury secrecy in violation of La.Code Crim. Proc. art. 434. The trial court quashed the indictment charging defendant with three counts of first-degree murder, and further ordered two principal State witnesses, its arson expert, Dr. John DeHaan, and the lead investigator, Det. Bobby Sandoval, from testifying before any new…

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. SWAT 24 Shreveport Bossier, Inc. v. BondSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  4. State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  5. State v. TrosclairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  2. State v. PetittoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  3. State v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  4. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
  5. State v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014

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