STATE v. KENNEDY

No. 2000-KK-1554.

803 So.2d 916 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Patrick KENNEDY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Richard C. Bates, Baton Rouge, Rebecca J. Becker, Terry M. Boudreaux, Gretna, Gregory M. Kennedy, Counsel for Applicant.

Mark J. Armato, Dorothy G. daPonte, Counsel for Respondent.


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

This difficult case involving the capital crime of the rape of a child tests this court's resolve in upholding the law as written and as consistently followed by this court for nearly thirty years. The law governing the admission of other crimes evidence has not been changed, and however repugnant the alleged criminal conduct may be, we must apply to this case, just...

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