State Of Louisiana v. Ashley Griffin

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0557
VERSUS
ASHLEY A. GRIFFIN AUGUST 17, 2020
In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs,
20th Judicial District Court, Parish of West
Feliciana, No. 19- WFLN- 047, 048, 049.
BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AND WOLFE, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED. The district court' s the
ruling granting
defendant' s motion to suppress is vacated, and this matter is
remanded to the district court for an evidentiary hearing in
accordance with La. Code Crim. P. art. 703( E)( 1). The district
court must hold an evidentiary hearing when a defendant alleges
facts that would require granting relief. See State v. Wilson,
2016- 0912 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 2/ 22/ 17), 2017 WL 716085, writ
denied, 2017- 0392 ( La. 11/ 13/ 17), 229 So. 3d 924.
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JMG
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
EPUTCK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT