Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 19, 1997No. CR96-786PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
690 So.2d 850 (1997)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
George WRIGHT.
No. CR96-786.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
February 19, 1997.
Michael Harson, Daniel M. Landry, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lafayette, for State of Louisiana.
G. Paul Marx, Lafayette, for George Wright.
Before WOODARD, PETERS and GREMILLION, JJ.
WOODARD, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of aggravated rape of a juvenile. At trial, the victim was allowed to testify via two-way television. Defendant asserts that such testimony violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation and appeals his conviction. We reverse and remand.
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