State v. Gongre

WILLIAM A. CULPEPPER, Judge Pro Tem.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the trial court erred in permitting the jury, during its deliberations, to examine a transcript of the defendant’s taped oral statement in violation of Article 793 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

Defendant, Earl Gongre (hereinafter referred to as defendant), was indicted by a grand jury with one count of malfeasance in office, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:134.2, and one count of aggravated battery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:34, from an incident involving a burglary investigation conducted by…