STATE v. LAPRIME

No. K 0805.

431 So.2d 803 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ricky LAPRIME and Louis Hyde.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied June 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Katz, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chalmette, for the State.

J. Van Robichaux, Jr., Chalmette, and Delores Crosbie, Chalmette, for defendants.

Before LOBRANO, WARD and WILLIAMS, JJ.


We granted writs of certiorari in the above matter to consider the ruling of the Court below in excluding all fingerprint evidence from the trial of this matter. Trial was scheduled for April 12, 1983, but was stayed by this Court so that we could review the application filed by the State of Louisiana.

On January 24, 1983 the trial court issued an order in response to defendant's discovery motions which stated in part:

"IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the State...

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