STATE v. WALLACE

No. 2009-KK-1621.

25 So.3d 720 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. Bruce WALLACE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orleans Public Defenders Thomas Michael Nosewicz, for applicant.

James D. Caldwell, Attorney General, Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Matthew Caplan, Alyson R. Graugnard, Assistant District Attorneys, for respondent.

Edward King Alexander, Jr., for amicus curiae, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

William Patrick Quigley, for amicus curiae, Center for Constitutional Rights.


VICTORY, J.*

We granted this writ application to address an issue in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court involving individuals arrested without a warrant not receiving a probable cause determination within 48 hours of arrest, as required by La. C. Cr. P. art. 230.2, and to clarify the duties of judicial officers pursuant to this article. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the magistrate court...

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