State v. Brewington

STOKER, Judge.

This case was previously before us, and we reversed defendant’s conviction of second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1 and remanded the case for a new trial with the Chief Judge of this court dissenting. Our opinion is reported at 587 So.2d 189 (La.App. 3d Cir.1991). Our reversal was based on the majority’s conclusion that the conviction was defective because the trial court had permitted the introduction of inadmissible “other crimes” evidence which was not subject to the harmless error rule.

In a per curiam opinion dated June 5, 1992, the Louisiana Supreme Court…