Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Sterling RAULT, Sr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1986-02-21
Citations: 483 So. 2d 141
Docket Number: No. 83-KA-0730
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Sterling RAULT, Sr.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 483
Pages: 141–141

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Sterling RAULT, Sr.
No. 83-KA-0730.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 21, 1986.
For majority opinion see La., 445 So.2d 1203.

Opinion:
DENNIS, Justice,
concurring.
I disagree in part with the principal opinion's treatment of assignment No. 2. In State v. Parker, 416 So.2d 545 (La.1982) the improper prosecutorial remark relating to defendant's reputation was not addressed to a character witness and Parker had not placed his character at issue. Therefore, the Parker ruling, that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial as the result of the improper question because the witness failed to answer, is inapposite to an analysis of whether the State v. Johnson, 389 So.2d 372 (La.1980) criteria regulating questioning of character witnesses on prior acts of misconduct by defendants have been met.