STATE v. FLETCHER

No. 20590-CW.

537 So.2d 805 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff, v. Terry W. FLETCHER, Defendant, the News-Star-World Publishing Corporation, dba the News-Star, Applicant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by William T. McNew, Monroe, for applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., James A. Norris, Jr., Dist. Atty., Kathy R. McCoy, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff.

Smith & Hingle by J. Randolph Smith, Monroe, for defendant.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

On the application of the Monroe newspaper, we granted a writ to review the correctness of the trial court's order that "closed" to the public and press in a preliminary hearing, the testimony of two high school senior coeds that were the alleged victims of their male teacher who was charged with molesting them by lewd and lascivious conduct. The crimes allegedly occurred in 1987 and 1988. Both coeds were born in 1971. The defendant teacher was born...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases