Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph TAYLOR
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2016-05-13
Citations: 191 So. 3d 568
Docket Number: No. 2016-KK-0743
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph TAYLOR.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 191
Pages: 568–568

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph TAYLOR.
No. 2016-KK-0743.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 13, 2016.

Opinion:
CRICHTON, J.,
additionally concurs and assigns reasons.
hi agree with the majority that the writ should be denied in this matter as the trial court appears not to have abused its discretion. However, I would like to note that this type of expert testimony, where a proper foundation has been laid, has been upheld as competent evidence by this Court in other matters. For example, in State v. Ellis, 2014-1511 (La.10/14/15), 179 So.3d 586, 589, cert. denied, No. 15-909, — U.S —, 136 S.Ct. 1462, 194 L.Ed.2d 553 (2016), in which the State sought to introduce an expert's opinión of "indicia of drug distribution" found at a residence, "[t]he expert was accepted as such without objection and his testimony was unrebut-ted."