Legal Opinion
State v. Cox
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 15, 2015No. 2015-KA-0124PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
LWilliam J. Cox, a/k/a Billy Cox (“Mr. Cox”) appeals his convictions for eight (8) sex offenses committed against four juveniles in Plaquemines Parish. Mr. Cox alleges that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of other crimes, wrongs, and acts pursuant to La. C.E. art. 412.2. We find evidence of similar sex offenses under La. C.E. art. 412.2 is an exception to the general rule that evidence of other bad acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person and that his actions for which he stands trial were in conformity therewith. Further, we find the trial…
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