State Of Louisiana v. Bryant A. Tunson

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STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2024 KW 0300

VERSUS

BRYANT A. TUNSON JUNE 27, 2024

In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs,

23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Assumption,

No. 18- 89.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, C. J., McCLENDON AND WELCH, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The trial court' s ruling denying the " State' s

Notice of Intent to Use Other Crimes Evidence" is reversed.

Louisiana Code of Evidence article 404( B) ( 1) ( a) allows evidence

of other crimes, wrongs, or acts to be offered when the evidence
is an integral part of the act or transaction that is the

of the present In this case, the evidence
subject proceeding.
the alleged theft is
offered at the Prieur hearing established

an integral part of the act that led to the charged offense. As
Therefore,
such, the evidence is highly relevant and admissible.
its discretion the State
the trial court abused by precluding
at trial. Accordingly, this matter
from offering this evidence

is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings

consistent with this ruling.

PMC
JEW

Guidry, C. J., dissents and would deny the writ application.

OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

Y CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT