State Of Louisiana v. Cody Michael Matthews

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 0518

VERSUS

CODY MICHAEL MATTHEWS JULY 18, 2022

In Re: Cody Michael Matthews, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 5165- F- 2020.

BEFORE: HOLDRIDGE, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The district court' s ruling denying relator' s motion for a preliminary examination is vacated. This matter is remanded to the district court to determine whether defense counsel wishes to adopt relator' s motion. If counsel does not

wish to adopt relator' s motion, the district court is instructed to evaluate the motion' s disruptive potential in light of State V. Melon, 95- 2209 ( La. 9/ 22/ 95), 660 So. 2d 466 before determining whether to conduct a hearing consistent with State v. Alexander, 2007- 1236 ( La. App. 3d Cir. 4/ 9/ 08), 980 So. 2d 877. See State v. Thibodeaux, 2017- 0705 ( La. 12/ 6/ 17), 236 So. 3d 1253, 1256 ( per curiam); State v. Luke, 2021- 0376 ( La. App. lst Cir. 6/ 7/ 21), 2021 WL 2309929, at * 1.

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