Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Darrell James ROBINSON
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2000-06-05
Citations: 771 So. 2d 669
Docket Number: No. KW00 00431
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Darrell James ROBINSON.
Judges: Before: THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, and SULLIVAN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 771
Pages: 669–669

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Darrell James ROBINSON.
No. KW00 00431.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
June 5, 2000.
Writ Granted Jan. 5, 2001.
James Michael Small, Alexandria, Counsel for Darrell James Robinson.
Charles F. Wagner, Alexandria, Counsel for State of Louisiana.
Before: THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, and SULLIVAN, JJ.

Opinion:
On application of Darrell James Robinson for Writ of Review in No. 243583 on the docket of the Ninth Judicial District, Parish of Rapides, Honorable George Clarence Metoyer Jr.
WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY: A party cannot be compelled to disclose oral reports nor can a party be compelled to put those reports in writing. See La. Code Crim.P. art. 725. Accordingly, the trial court's ruling is in error, we grant Defendant's application and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.
SULLIVAN, J. would deny the writ.