Case Name: STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of A.N.V. v. James Arthur McCAIN
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1994-09-30
Citations: 643 So. 2d 137
Docket Number: No. 94-KK-1453
Parties: STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of A.N.V. v. James Arthur McCAIN.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 643
Pages: 137–138

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of A.N.V. v. James Arthur McCAIN.
No. 94-KK-1453.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 30, 1994.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Writ Granted. We conclude that the defendant's failure to object to the blood testing when it was ordered by the trial court amounted to a voluntary submission to the test and a waiver of the right to object to the admissibility of the results for lack of a contradictory hearing.
Because the defendant failed to raise a timely objection to the testing in this case, we need not address the issue of whether LSA-R.S. 9:396(B) requires a contradictory hearing prior to the issuance of an order for blood testing.
Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal, insofar as it relates to suppression of the test results, is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket.
DENNIS, J., would deny the writ.
Williams, J. Pro Tempore, recused; not on panel. Rule XV, Part 2, Sec. 3.