State v. Cotton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
778 So.2d 569 (2001)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Sidney COTTON.
No. 2000-KK-0850.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 29, 2001.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Millard J. Gatewood, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Applicant.
Public Defender Board, John R. Simmons, Kevin Dotson Linder, Counsel for Respondent.
KIMBALL, J.
In this prosecution for molestation of a juvenile and oral sexual battery, the State seeks to introduce evidence of the defendant's prior acquittals in an earlier prosecution involving different alleged victims. Following an evidentiary hearing,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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