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
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.
Dissenting Opinion
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