STATE v. BROWN

No. 2000-KK-3442.

777 So.2d 1235 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana v. Fred BROWN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 18, 2000.


The application is granted. The ruling of the district court is reversed, and evidence of the victims's dangerous character may not be introduced until there has been evidence of a hostile demonstration or an overt act on the part of the victim at the time of the offense charged. La.Code Evid. Art. 404A(2)(a).

CALOGERO, C.J., recused; JOHNSON, J., would...

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