Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Walter E. JOHNSON, Jr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1985-02-04
Citations: 463 So. 2d 593
Docket Number: No. 84-K-2047
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Walter E. JOHNSON, Jr.
Judges: DENNIS, J., would grant the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 463
Pages: 593–593

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Walter E. JOHNSON, Jr.
No. 84-K-2047.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 4, 1985.

Opinion:
In re Johnson, Walter E. Jr., Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 83-KA-1325, 458 So.2d 937; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. "J", No. 11-82-256.
Denied. Because the defendant was ultimately convicted of the extraneous offense, the error of the Court of Appeal was harmless. Nevertheless Arceneaux v. Domingue does not relate to any standard of review in a criminal case. The Court of Appeal should never affirm a ruling of the district court in criminal cases merely because it is not "clearly wrong."
DENNIS, J., would grant the writ.