State of Louisiana v. James E. Tate

STATE OF LOUISIANA * NO. 2024-K-0354 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL JAMES E. TATE * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA * * ******* TFL LOVE, C.J., DISSENTS AND ASSIGNS REASONS I respectfully dissent from the majority’s denial of the State of Louisiana’s application for supervisory review. The trial court found that the testimony of the two NOPD officers “staunchly conflicted with one another,” such that the trial court was “left with no credible testimony or evidence to base its decision on.” The Louisiana Supreme Court outlined our role when reviewing a trial court’s credibility determinations…