Legal Opinion
State v. In the Interest of A.M.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 21, 2008No. 2008-CK-2493PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
11WRIT GRANTED. The decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to grant defendant’s expert access to videotaped interviews with the victim and witness is hereby reversed. The decision of the Juvenile Parish Court for the Parish of Orleans, permitting defense counsel to view the videotapes but denying defendant’s motion for expert access to the videotaped interviews, is reinstated.
La. R.S. 15:440.1 et. seq. address electronic recordings of “protected persons.” As defined for this part, protected persons include a victim of a crime or a witness in a criminal proceeding who is under the age…
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