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STATE v. WARREN

No. 83-KA-0288.

438 So.2d 1110 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. David M. WARREN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 26, 1983.

DENNIS, Justice.

I respectfully dissent.

The excluded witness, William Jackson, is the defendant's uncle. Naturally there is some suspicion that an accused's relative, called as a defense witness, is not as reliable as an independent witness. However, this suspicion does not empower an appellate court to classify an erroneous disqualification as harmless error. This does violence to the standard of review this court approved in State v. Jones,

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