State Of Louisiana VS Samuel Smith and Almoine Powell

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STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF 2019 NO. LOUISIANA KW 0892 VERSUS SAMUEL SMITH J. AND JULY ALMOINE 11, 2019 POWELL In Re: State The trial Reconsider the The trial to his innocence and denies 562 So. 2d s fairness, dignity, find rights the the as the and well Baton East of denying this the Victim matter state' s to Wear Restraints" is is to as Visible that "[ remanded consistent with a c] ompelling this criminal readily identifiable prison attire presumption of infringes upon his process that of Under victim and be is It victims respect. incarcerated due 1990). La. defendant JJ. Permit proceedings defendant 455 ( Constitution that in objection ruling to and granted, further trial stand Louisiana' we as well- settled express Spellman, is for is It ruling. defendant over motion court writs, supervisory Parish LANIER, court' s Denial the Civilian Clothing during Trial reversed. AND HIGGINBOTHAM, GRANTED. to Motion Court, 11- 17- 0216. No. McCLENDON, WRIT for applying District Judicial Rouge, BEFORE: Louisiana, of 19th of crimes the should be State enshrined be facts permitted law. also treated of this afforded to wear the v. in with case, same civilian clothes and no visible restraints during the trial. PMC TMH Lanier, I is find dissents J., the that inherent and power paramount. COURT OF APPEAL, DEPUTY CLERK FOR THE FIRST 0 CIRCUIT COURT COURT would of deny the the court writ to application. control security

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