State v. Long

Supreme Court of Louisiana December 12, 1997

State v. Long, 706 So. 2d 438 (La. 1997)

1997 La. LEXIS 4001; 1997 WL 807880

Calogero, Deny, Johnson, Marcus, Writ

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “E”, No. 380-769; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97KW-2820.

Granted. The ruling of the trial court is reversed. However, without going into the fact of arrest, the victim may be impeached by evidence that he possessed an AK-47 if the victim denies it under oath.

CALOGERO, C.J., and JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ. MARCUS, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Ronald LONG, Deandre McKinley
Status: Published