State v. Joe Edward LaRue

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-03-139 CR

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant

V

JOE EDWARD LaRUE, Appellee

On Appeal from the 252nd District Court

of Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 85250

O P I N I O N

Defendant Joe Edward LaRue was indicted for the 1989 murder of Donna Pentecost. Finding the State willfully violated a discovery order, the trial court granted LaRue's motion to suppress DNA evidence. The State filed this interlocutory appeal of the suppression order.

Jurisidiction

We have jurisdiction under Tex. Code Crim.…