State v. Riggins

Decided June 1, 2015

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 2015-06-01

Decided 2015-06-01

¶1In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. G, No. 512-265; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2015-K-0567.

¶2Stay denied. Writ denied.

HUGHES, J., concurs. Although I believe the better course of action would have been to try defendant in absentia: without delay, at this point I will concur in *927the writ denial for the welfare of the jurors.