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Opinions in Louisiana that cite State v. Manieri, 378 So. 2d 931.

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State v. Gibson 213 So. 3d 388 La. 2016
State v. Edwards 133 So. 3d 132 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
(“The jurors naturally tend to infer a connection between the weapon and the murder simply from a mere viewing of the material object, although such a connection is not proved.”).
State v. Joyner 107 So. 3d 675 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
t reversible error to admit defendant’s pocket knife, where testimony was that murder weapon was a large "Buck” knife; coroner testified that victim died from a wound inflicted by a knife with a blade at least five to six inches long; no attempt was made to connect the pocket knife with the murder; and prosecutor made no attempt to exploit the introduction of the pocket knife.); (harmless error to admit three knives unconnected with case, where State witness testified that none was the murder we
State v. Lewis 96 So. 3d 1211 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
the defendants were found guilty of murdering an 11-year-old boy by stabbing and strangulation.
State v. Smith 90 So. 3d 1114 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
State v. Green 69 So. 3d 695 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
State v. Collins 65 So. 3d 271 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
State v. Ard 15 So. 3d 1166 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2009
State v. Burd 921 So. 2d 219 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2006
In his next assignment, defendant argues that the knives were wrongfully admitted into evidence and that the victim's testimony that one knife was similar to the one used during the commission of the offense was insufficient to support admission into evidence, (La.App.
State v. Lee 868 So. 2d 256 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
State v. Brown 808 So. 2d 622 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2001
: It is error to introduce into evidence weapons which are allegedly "similar" to the ones used in the murder.
State v. Duncan 761 So. 2d 586 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2000
our Supreme Court held that it was error to allow the introduction of a weapon which was "similar" to the weapon used during the commission of the charged crime.
State v. Anthony 776 So. 2d 376 La. 2000
State v. Lewis 736 So. 2d 1004 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1999
the State introduced three knives, one of which was found in a kitchen drawer of the victim's residencethe victim had been strangled and repeatedly stabbed in his own residence.
State v. Richardson 703 So. 2d 1371 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1997
Distinguished State v. Pooler 696 So. 2d 22 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997
The present case is distinguishable from the case relied upon by the defendant, wherein the court found that the trial judge erred in admitting three knives into evidence where none of the knives had bloodstains, one of the knives was found in the kitchen drawer of the victim's residence, a state witness testified that none of these knives were the murder weapon, and no effort was made
State v. Ellis 657 So. 2d 341 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
1768 , 76 L.Ed.2d 342 (1983), ( (La.
State v. Kelson 646 So. 2d 1049 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1994
the Louisiana Supreme Court held that "[i]t is error to introduce into evidence weapons which are allegedly `similar' to the ones used in the murder.
State v. Howard 626 So. 2d 459 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1993
State v. Fleming 593 So. 2d 1298 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1991
1768 , 76 L.Ed.2d 342 (1983) ( (La.
State v. Villavicencio 528 So. 2d 215 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1988
State v. Gray 526 So. 2d 1268 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1988
State v. Weiland 505 So. 2d 702 La. 1987
defendants killed an eleven year old girl and were sentenced to life imprisonment.
State v. Helsley 457 So. 2d 707 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1984
State v. Morris 457 So. 2d 119 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1984
State v. Bailey 457 So. 2d 94 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1984
State v. Lee 446 So. 2d 334 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1984
In a case similar to the one at bar, the trial court admitted into evidence three knives which were "similar" to the murder weapon but which were not used in the slaying.
State v. Shapiro 431 So. 2d 372 La. 1983
State v. Lindsey 428 So. 2d 420 La. 1983
4 (La.1982); (a companion to Sawyer )
State v. Robertson 421 So. 2d 843 La. 1982
State v. Taylor 422 So. 2d 109 La. 1982
State v. Tonubbee 420 So. 2d 126 La. 1982
State v. Huntley 418 So. 2d 538 La. 1982
: "Photographs of the body of a victim depicting fatal wounds are generally relevant to prove the corpus delicti, to corroborate other evidence of manner in which death occurred, to establish the location, severity and number of the wounds, and to establish the identity of the victim.
State v. Deaton 412 So. 2d 586 La. 1982
State v. Edwards 406 So. 2d 1331 La. 1981
State v. Robinson 404 So. 2d 907 La. 1981
State v. Landry 388 So. 2d 699 La. 1980
this court noted that the trial judge flirts with prejudicial error when he allows such evidence to be introduced.