STATE v. SHORTS (2025)

Writ granted in part. We remand to the court of appeal for evaluation of defendant's confrontation clause challenges. The affirming opinion, while recognizing that defendant raised Sixth Amendment confrontation clause challenges, only evaluated the testimony as potential hearsay under the Code of Evidence. The opinion omitted the necessary analysis of the constitutional dimension of those assignments of error. See State v. Shorts, 23-0771, pp. 7-12 (La. App. 4 Cir. 5/8/25), ––– So.3d ––––, available at 2025 WL 1341537, *4–6. We therefore remand to the court of appeal for the purpose of performing that analysis. In all other respects, the writ is denied.

PER CURIAM

Crain, J., dissents. McCallum, J., dissents.