State Of Louisiana v. Brittany Linn Estes

Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 09, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
BRITTANY LINN ESTES
No. 2025-KK-01198
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N RE: State of Louisiana - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of St. Tammany, 22nd Judicial District Court Number(s) 1383-F-2022, Court
of Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2025 KW 0703;
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December 09, 2025
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Hughes, J., dissents and would deny.
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12/09/2025 "See News Release 053 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025-KK-01198
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
BRITTANY LINN ESTES
On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Parish of St. Tammany
PER CURIAM
Writ granted. Neither La. C.E. art. 607, La. Const. art. I § 16, nor U.S. Const.
amend. VI requires the admission of the incidents of past sexual conduct that
defendant seeks to introduce. See State v. Vaughn, 448 So. 2d 1260, 1267 (La. 1983).
Nothing herein prohibits the trial court from considering general reputational
evidence as to truthfulness. The court of appeal judgment is reversed, and the trial
court ruling is reinstated.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.