Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Don RIPTOE
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-12-20
Citations: 379 So. 2d 252
Docket Number: No. 66290
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Don RIPTOE.
Judges: SUMMERS, C. J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 379
Pages: 252–253

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Don RIPTOE.
No. 66290.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 20, 1979.
Dissenting Opinion Feb. 4, 1980.
Donald R. Minor, Indigent Defender Office, Shreveport, for defendant-relator.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul J. Car-mouche, Dist. Atty., Charles W. Kelly, IV, Asst. Dist. Atty., Shreveport, for plaintiff-respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The ruling of the trial court is reversed. No probable cause having been established at the preliminary examination, the defendant is ordered released from custody immediately without bond.
SUMMERS, C. J., dissents and assigns reasons.