State v. McCallon

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State v. McCallon

197 So. 3d 160, 2016 La. LEXIS 1443, 2016 WL 3747195

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedJune 17, 2016

DocketNo. 2016-KK-598

StatusPublished

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State v. McCallon, 197 So. 3d 160, 2016 La. LEXIS 1443, 2016 WL 3747195 (La. 2016).

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

| (Writ granted. . The defendant waived his right to trial by jury under the requirements of former article 780 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which were in effect at the time waiver occurred in 2012. Under that version of the article, waiver need not be made in writing, and it can be made any time prior to commencement of trial with the permission of the trial court. The judgment of the court of appeal is reversed and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated.

JOHNSON, C.J., dissents. GUIDRY, J., dissents., CRICHTON, J., dissents.

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PER CURIAM.

| (Writ granted. . The defendant waived his right to trial by jury under the requirements of former article 780 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which were in effect at the time waiver occurred in 2012. Under that version of the article, waiver need not be made in writing, and it can be made any time prior to commencement of trial with the permission of the trial court. The judgment of the court of appeal is reversed and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated.

JOHNSON, C.J., dissents. GUIDRY, J., dissents., CRICHTON, J., dissents.

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197 So. 3d 160, 2016 La. LEXIS 1443, 2016 WL 3747195, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-mccallon-la-2016.