STATE v. HIGGINS

No. 01-K-117.

802 So.2d 685 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Shawn HIGGINS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Davis-Short, Indigent Defender Board, Gretna, LA, Attorney for Appellant.

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Rebecca J. Becker, Richard R. Pickens, II, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, Attorney for Appellee.

Panel composed of SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, JJ., and PHILIP C. CIACCIO, J. Pro Tem.


PHILIP C. CIACCIO, Judge Pro Tem.

Defendant/Relator seeks review of the trial judge's denial of his request for a pretrial hearing to determine the admissibility of victim impact evidence in a death penalty case for which defendant is charged with first degree murder. Defendant also sought to limit the number of victim impact witnesses. The trial judge denied the requests and reserved defendant's objections for the penalty phase, at which time a ruling could be made...

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