Legal Opinion
State v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 24, 1998No. 97-K-2802PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
713 So.2d 440 (1998)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Frank H. COLEMAN, Jr.
No. 97-K-2802.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 24, 1998.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Glenn W. Alexander, Dist. Atty., Cecil R. Sanner, Lake Charles, for Applicant.
Bryan F. Gill Jr., Lake Charles, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:[*]
To overcome the state's privilege of protecting the identity of its confidential agents and informants, the defendant has the burden of showing exceptional circumstances demonstrating "that the informant may be able to give testimony which is necessary to a fair determination of the issue of guilt or…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- United States v. Jiles, Anthony, EliecerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. FontenotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. ColemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- State v. GrahamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- State v. MendenhallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
- State v. HendersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- State of Louisiana v. Alfonzo Jewade SeguraLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
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