Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1986

State v. Bodie

State v. Bodie
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 14, 1986 · No. 86-K-0048 · Calogero, Grant, Lemmon, Writ
483 So. 2d 1010; 1986 La. LEXIS 5881 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)
State v. Bodie

Opinion of the Court

LEMMON, J.,

concurs. The error in allowing the district attorney to cross-examine relator about a prior conviction denied by him, without first establishing authenticity of conviction out of the presence of the jury, is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt in this case because of defendant’s admission to five other convictions.

CALOGERO, J., would grant the writ.

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