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Strongest positive: Smith v. LOUISIANA HEALTH & HUMAN RES. (lactapp, 1994-05-18)
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La. Ct. App. · 1994 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Warren v. Bergeron, 599 So.2d 369, 373 (La.App. 3rd Cir.) (Supreme Court ruling reversing decision of Court of Appeal to change venue was not subject to further review by Court of Appeal under principle of the law of the case.), writ denied, 604 So.2d 995 (La.1992).
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STATE of Louisiana
v.
Tyronne SMITH and Troy Wilkerson.
92-K-0695.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sep 25, 1992.
604 So. 2d 995
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published

Denied; result correct. The trial court erred in granting the state's motion in limine to prevent the defendants from cross-examining witness Thornton with regard to the pending charges against him and any expectation of leniency from the state he may have had in return for his cooperation and testimony. State v. Rankin, 465 So.2d 679 (La.1985); State v. Brady, 381 So.2d 819 (La.1980). The trial court's error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt in light of the witness's importance to the state's case and the conflicting testimony he gave as the case moved from its pre-trial stages to trial. See Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 106 S.Ct. 1431, 89 L.Ed.2d 674 (1986).