State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Johnson, 175 So. 3d 396 (La. 2015)
2015 La. LEXIS 1960; 2015 WL 5778838
Reasons, Weimer

State v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

h Granted. The trial court abused its discretion in determining that the “other crimes” evidence the state sought to introduce under La. C.E. art. 404(B) was not admissible. The “other crimes” evidence at issue — another incident of strangulation — sufficiently “satisfies the purposes enumerated by article 404(B). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is reversed, and the state’s motion for admissibility of “other crimes” evidence under article 404(B) is granted.

WEIMER, J., dissents and assigns reasons.

Dissenting Opinion

WEIMER, J.,

dissenting.

11 Given the concessions and limited analysis advanced by the state, which is contrasted with th¿ careful analysis of the trial court, I would grant and docket this matter for further review arid analysis rather than deciding this issue in a summary fashiori.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana v. Darryl JOHNSON
Status
Published