STATE v. ALFORD

No. 29343-KW.

694 So.2d 1162 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellant, v. James Ray ALFORD, Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Dissenting Opinion May 13, 1997.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Frank Brindisi, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellant.

Davenport, Files & Kelly by Thomas W. Davenport, Jr., Monroe, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and CARAWAY, JJ.


Dissenting Opinion of Judge Caraway, May 13, 1997.

BROWN, Judge.

The issue in this expedited appeal is whether the trial court erred in excluding from evidence defendant's incriminating statement regarding the ownership of certain marijuana plants.

Facts and Procedural History

In May 1994, Crime Stoppers forwarded to the Union Parish Sheriff's Office an anonymous tip regarding a marijuana patch in the Truxno area of the parish. Acting...

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