State Of Louisiana v. Dennis Perkins
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Opinion
STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0765 VERSUS
DENNIS PERKINS JULY 7, 2021
In Re: Dennis Perkins, for applying supervisory writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston, No. 19- FELN- 40299.
BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., WELCH AND WOLFE, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED. Under the particular facts and circumstances of the instanct case, where defense counsel has demonstrated that the trial of the instant matter and a first degree murder trial in another parish, in which he is also counsel of record, are commencing on the same day, the district court abused its discretion in denying relator' s motion to continue the instant trial where there have been no continuances. See La. Code Crim. P. art. 712; Cf. State v. Cinquemano, 2018- 0532 ( La. 4th App. Cir. 10/ 24/ 18), 257 So. 3d 234, writ denied, 2018- 1872 ( La. 4/ 29/ 19), 268 So. 3d 103. The district court' s ruling on relator' s motion to continue is reversed, and the matter is remanded to the district court for further proceedings.
VGW JEW
Wolfe, J., dissents and would deny the writ.
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY CLERK COURT FOR THE URT
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