Legal Opinion
State v. Bairnsfather
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 2, 1991No. 91-K-0739PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
591 So.2d 686 (1991)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Raymond BAIRNSFATHER.
No. 91-K-0739.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 2, 1991.
Rehearing Denied January 9, 1992.
Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, for applicant.
William J. Guste, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Charmagne Ann Padua, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
COLE, Justice.
We determine, in this criminal case, whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow the defendant to impeach the credibility of the nine-year-old victim: (1) by showing her bad reputation for truth and veracity; and, (2) by proving her prior…
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