Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Fred BROWN
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2000-12-18
Citations: 777 So. 2d 1235
Docket Number: No. 2000-KK-3442
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Fred BROWN.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., recused; JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 777
Pages: 1235–1236

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Fred BROWN.
No. 2000-KK-3442.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 18, 2000.

Opinion:
In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court Div. L, No. 99-6949; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 00 K 1913.
The application is granted. The ruling of the district court is reversed, and evidence of the victims's dangerous character may not be introduced until there has been evidence of a hostile demonstration or an overt act on the part of the victim at the time of the offense charged. La.Code Evid. Art. 404A(2)(a).
CALOGERO, C.J., recused; JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.