STATE v. LaRUE

No. 09-03-139 CR.

108 S.W.3d 431 (2003)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Joe Edward LaRUE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided May 15, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Maness, Criminal District Attorney, Rodney D. Conerly, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Beaumont, for appellant.

Douglas M. Barlow, Beaumont, for appellee.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.


OPINION

DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.

Defendant Joe Edward LaRue was indicted for the 1989 murder of Donna Pentecost. Finding the State willfully violated a discovery order, the trial court granted LaRue's motion to suppress DNA evidence. The State filed this interlocutory appeal of the suppression order.

JURISDICTION

We have jurisdiction under Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 44.01(a)(5) (Vernon Supp.2003). The State may appeal a court order...

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