Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Kevin RHODES and Lawrence Bright
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1984-05-14
Citations: 449 So. 2d 1381
Docket Number: No. K 1355
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Kevin RHODES and Lawrence Bright.
Judges: WARD, J., dissents with written reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 449
Pages: 1381–1381

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Kevin RHODES and Lawrence Bright.
No. K 1355.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
May 14, 1984.
Writ Denied June 8, 1984.
WARD, J., dissents with written reasons.

Opinion:
WARD, Judge,
dissenting.
I dissent.
I would grant the State's application. The totality of circumstances presented in the transcript of the suppression hearing shows that the State satisfied the Tague requirement that it affirmatively show that the defendants waived their rights. State v. Burkhalter, 428 So.2d 449, 454-56 (La.1983); State v. Harper, 430 So.2d 627, 633 (La.1983). Furthermore, the time which elapsed between the giving of the Miranda warnings and the questioning at the station was insufficient to warrant a finding that the defendants did not knowingly waive their rights when they made their statements.