Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1984

State v. Sylvester

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided January 6, 1984 · Dixon, Lemmon

444 So. 2d 606; 1984 La. LEXIS 7934 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

State v. Williams (La. Ct. App. 1991)
State v. Latchie (La. Ct. App. 1988)
State v. Hartman (La. Ct. App. 1985)
State v. Payne (La. Ct. App. 1984)

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Opinion of the Court

In Re: DARYL SYLVESTER, applying for writ of Certiorari and/or Review to the Third Circuit Court of Appeal, Number CR83-214; 14th Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu Number 4330-80.

Case Below: 438 So.2d 1277

Denied. The result is correct.

Concurring Opinion

DIXON, C.J., and LEMMON, J.,

concur in the denial. R.S. 15:48 is misquoted and misapplied by the Court of Appeal in Assignment # 1. Nevertheless, the victim’s dangerous character was well established, and the error was harmless.

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