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Supreme Court of Louisiana
FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #081

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Opinions handed down on the 30th day of November, 2010, are as follows:

BY KNOLL, J.:

2010-KK-0356

STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SULLIVAN D. HARPER AND BERNARD J. HARPER (Parish of Orleans) Retired Judge Philip C. Ciaccio, assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball. For the reasons herein, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and remand this matter for further proceedings. The stay of proceedings issued by this court is hereby lifted. REVERSED; REMANDED TO DISTRICT COURT; STAY LIFTED.

11/30/10 SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA No. 10-KK-356 STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS SULLIVAN D. HARPER AND BERNARD J. HARPER ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH CIRCUIT, PARISH OF ORLEANS KNOLL, Justice* This criminal case, which is in a pre-trial posture, concerns the production of the witnesses for an in camera interview. Specifically, the issue is whether the District Court erred in ordering the State produce the witnesses for an in camera interview to advise the witnesses of their right to speak with defense counsel and ensure they do not possess exculpatory information, which has not yet been disclosed by the State. Defendants, Sullivan and Bernard Harper, were each charged by bill of information with violating two counts of La. Rev. Stat.

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