Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Bernard SMITH
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1999-12-15
Citations: 750 So. 2d 994
Docket Number: No. 99-KK-3520
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Bernard SMITH.
Judges: JOHNSON, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 750
Pages: 994–994

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Bernard SMITH.
No. 99-KK-3520.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 15, 1999.

Opinion:
In re Smith, Bernard; — Defendant; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. C, Nos. 408-330; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 99-K-3141.
Granted. The testimony of the alibi witnesses identified by the defendant on December 10 is to be allowed. However, the court is directed to grant a continuance of the trial or a recess during the trial, if the state so requests, in order to permit the state to investigate and interview the proposed witnesses.
JOHNSON, J., not on panel.