STATE v. PAYTON

No. 2017-KK-0489.

219 So.3d 1095 (2017)

STATE of Louisiana v. Devante PAYTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 19, 2017.


Writ granted. The district court erred in granting the state's pretrial motion to exclude a self-defense jury charge. The court shall charge the jury as to the law applicable to the case. La.C.Cr.P. art. 802. Furthermore, the time to charge the jury is "after the presentation of all evidence and arguments." La.C.Cr.P. art. 801(A); see also...

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