State v. Altenberger
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Per curiam
11 This writ presents the issue of whether the trial court erred in denying the State’s motion to introduce Prieur1 evidence demonstrating a pattern of domestic violence and abuse by defendant, Vernon Wayne Altenberger. For the following reasons, we grant the State’s writ, reversing and vacating the trial court’s denial of the State’s motions, and remand this matter for a full Prieur hearing consistent with the views expressed herein.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In the underlying proceeding, defendant is charged with domestic abuse battery-strangulation, a violation of La.Rev.Stat. §…
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