Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Robert W. COLLIER
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1989-04-20
Citations: 542 So. 2d 215
Docket Number: No. K88-646
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Robert W. COLLIER.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 542
Pages: 215–216

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Robert W. COLLIER.
No. K88-646.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
April 20, 1989.
Robert W. Collier, Pineville, pro se.
M.L. Laird, City Prosecutor, Alexandria, for respondents.

Opinion:
WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY:
The trial court erred in denying defendant the right to make a closing statement. C.Cr.P. Art. 765(6); Herring v. New York, 422 U.S. 853, 95 S.Ct. 2550, 45 L.Ed.2d 593 (1975). Accordingly, the trial court judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for a new trial.