STATE v. PETERSON

No. 2018-KA-1045, No. 2018-KA-1046.

289 So.3d 93 (2020)

STATE of Louisiana, v. Joseph PETERSON. State of Louisiana v. Joseph Peterson.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 8, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Joseph Ballay , District Attorney, 25TH JDC, PLAQUEMINES PARISH, 102 Avenue G, Belle Chasse, LA 70037, Pamela S. Moran , Assistant Attorney General, 1885 North Third Street, P. O. Box 94005, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005, COUNSEL FOR STATE OF LOUISIANA/APPELLEE.

Bruce G. Whittaker , LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT, 1215 Prytania Street, Suite 332, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

(Court composed of Judge Edwin A. Lombard, Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins, Judge Regina Bartholomew-Woods).


The defendant, Joseph Peterson, appeals his conviction for three counts of aggravated incest, in violation of La. R.S. 14:78.1.1 The defendant assigns two errors in this appeal, arguing that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction and that the trial court erred in admitting...

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