STATE v. HANDY

No. 99-K-0055.

732 So.2d 134 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Reginald HANDY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Majeeda Snead, Howell & Snead, New Orleans, LA, Attorney for Defendant/Relator.

Court composed of Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge Pro Tempore PHILIP C. CIACCIO.


JONES, Judge.

Relator seeks review of the trial court's ruling denying his motion to offer evidence of the victim's past sexual history in his defense of the forcible rape charge brought against him by the State of Louisiana. After reviewing relator's writ application, we find that the trial court committed manifest error in denying relator's motion, and we reverse the ruling of the trial court accordingly.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Relator, Reginald...

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