Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2015

State v. Johnson

State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 2, 2015 · Reasons, Weimer
175 So. 3d 396; 2015 La. LEXIS 1960; 2015 WL 5778838 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

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.

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