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STATE v. WALTERS

No. 87-K-2753.

523 So.2d 811 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana v. Judith WALTERS a/k/a Judith Stevison.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 7, 1988.

PER CURIAM.

Denied. The court of appeal, 514 So.2d 257, misapplied the test of harmless error but the result is correct. In determining whether the erroneous admission of evidence requires reversal of a defendant's conviction, the reviewing court should not consider the error harmless unless "convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that [the evidence] contributed to the verdict." The correct standard is whether there is a "reasonable...

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