Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Maurio ALEXIS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2000-10-13
Citations: 770 So. 2d 339
Docket Number: No. 99-K-1937
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Maurio ALEXIS.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., concurs with reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 770
Pages: 339–339

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Maurio ALEXIS.
No. 99-K-1937.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Oct. 13, 2000.
CALOGERO, C.J., concurs with reasons.
LEMMON and JOHNSON, JJ., would grant the writ.

Opinion:
CALOGERO, Chief Justice,
concurring in the denial.
By denying the writ application, this court has essentially opted to pretermit consideration of a major issue in this case: defendant's claim that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object when the trial court advised select defense witnesses of their Miranda rights in the presence of the jury. I concur in this denial because, as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal noted, the issue is one that may be raised in an application for post-conviction relief pursuant to La.Code Crim. Pro. Ann. art. 924 et seq.