Writ granted. The legislature has provided that, at the preliminary examination, the defendant may produce witnesses, "who shall be examined in the presence of the defendant and shall be subject to cross-examination." La. C.Cr.P. art. 294. On January 12, this court ordered the trial court to accord the accused their statutory right, which implements Article 1, Section 14, La. Constitution of 1974. Despite our order, the trial court has refused to permit the...
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