Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin JEFFERSON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2009-04-02
Citations: 6 So. 3d 757
Docket Number: No. 2009-KK-0740
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin JEFFERSON.
Judges: KNOLL, J., would deny.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 6
Pages: 757–758

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin JEFFERSON.
No. 2009-KK-0740.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 2, 2009.

Opinion:
In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. 1, No. M498900; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2009-K-0367.
Granted. The Commissioner's order allowing defendant to review the police report is Reversed. Defendant has not been indicted or charged by bill of information with an offense, thus any request for production of the police report is premature. La.C.Cr.P. art. 729.6. Furthermore, the record does not support a finding that the Detective reviewed the report to refresh her memory while testifying, thus defendant is not entitled to production of the report pursuant to La.C.E. art. 612(B). See also: State v. Payton, 294 So.2d 211 (La.1974); State v. Prudholm, 446 So.2d 729 (La.1984).
KNOLL, J., would deny.