Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Stephen BLAIR
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1991-06-28
Citations: 582 So. 2d 848
Docket Number: No. 91-KK-1420
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Stephen BLAIR.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 582
Pages: 848–849

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Stephen BLAIR.
No. 91-KK-1420.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 28, 1991.

Opinion:
In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff(s); applying for writ of certiorari and/or re view, writ of prohibition, supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "I", No. 345-958; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 91KW-0966.
Granted. Trial court's order granting all defense motions is vacated. The proper remedy for the state's failure to show probable cause at the preliminary examination is the release of defendant from custody or bail. State v. Sterling, 376 So.2d 103 (La.1979). Case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.