STATE v. CLOFER

No. 11-KA-494.

80 So.3d 639 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Howard CLOFER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Juliet Clark , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Jane L. Beebe , Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

The defendant/appellant, Howard Clofer, appeals his convictions and sentences arguing that the trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress his statement because the proper procedures afforded a juvenile were not followed.

Factual and Procedural Background

On March 8, 2010, Howard Clofer was charged by bill of information with attempted first degree murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:27:30 (Count One) and...

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