State Of Louisiana v. Cody Michael Matthews ( 2022 )

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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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
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DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT