Legal Opinion
State v. Walters
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 7, 1988No. 87-K-2753PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
523 So.2d 811 (1988)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Judith WALTERS a/k/a Judith Stevison.
No. 87-K-2753.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 7, 1988.
2Per curiam
Denied. The court of appeal, 514 So.2d 257, misapplied the test of harmless error but the result is correct. In determining whether the erroneous admission of evidence requires reversal of a defendant's conviction, the reviewing court should not consider the error harmless unless "convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that [the evidence] contributed to the verdict." The correct standard is whether there is a "reasonable" possibility that the evidence might have…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. GibsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
4Cited by25 opinions
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