STATE v. KENT

No. 63723.

371 So.2d 1319 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. John Norman KENT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion August 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Moore, Edward J. Walters, Jr., Moore & Walters, Baton Rouge, for defendant-respondent.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Premila Burns Chumbley, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-relator.


CALOGERO, Justice.

We granted the state's writ application seeking review of the trial court's determination that defendant's confessions are inadmissible for all purposes. 366 So.2d 907 (La.1979). The statements were obtained in contravention of the Dino1 requirement that makes consultation with an attorney or an adult, informed of the juvenile's rights, a prerequisite to a valid waiver of the...

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