Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. William JENKINS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-11-01
Citations: 377 So. 2d 117
Docket Number: No. 66032
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. William JENKINS.
Judges: SUMMERS, C. J., and BLANCHE, J., would grant the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 377
Pages: CXCVII–CXCVIII

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. William JENKINS.
No. 66032.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 1, 1979.

Opinion:
In re State of Louisiana, through the District Attorney, Ossie Brown, applying for supervisory writs and stay order. East Baton Rouge Parish. No. 2-79-22.
Denied. Although it appears the trial judge was in error in granting the mistrial, the only efficient method of curing the error, in the early stages of the trial, is to begin again.
SUMMERS, C. J., and BLANCHE, J., would grant the writ.
CALOGERO and DENNIS, JJ" concur in the denial of the writ, being of the opinion that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion.