Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Clarence SMITH
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1993-09-09
Citations: 623 So. 2d 1311
Docket Number: No. 93-KD-2227
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Clarence SMITH.
Judges: HALL, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 623
Pages: 1311–1311

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Clarence SMITH.
No. 93-KD-2227.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 9, 1993.
Rehearing Denied; Reconsideration Denied Sept. 24, 1993.

Opinion:
In re Smith, Clarence M.; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "C", No. 298-874.
Granted. Judgment of the trial court denying relator's request for a hearing on the admissibility of co-conspirator statements and permitting the introduction of co-conspirator statements is vacated and set aside. The trial judge is ordered either 1) to conduct a pre-trial hearing at which the defense should be allowed an opportunity to present new or additional evidence or 2) to delay his ruling on the admissibility of alleged co-conspirator statements until the state's prima facie evidence of conspiracy is presented at trial.
HALL, J., not on panel.