STATE EX REL RANDALL CHAD THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (2017)

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

STATE EX REL. RANDALL CHAD THOMPSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

2015-KH-2215

Decided: April 07, 2017

Hughes, J., would grant the writ and assigns reasons.

The amendment by the state of the date of offense six days before trial from a single date to a two year window, under any standard one might wish to apply, provided valid grounds for a continuance. It is the duty of the prosecution, not to win the case, but to seek the truth.

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