State v. Waterhouse

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State v. Waterhouse

182 So. 3d 964, 2016 La. LEXIS 62, 2016 WL 229438

Supreme Court of Louisiana·Decided January 15, 2016·No. No. 2015-KK-2301·Published

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On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Parish of Orleans.

I,Writ granted. The trial court’s judgment granting defendant’s motion to suppress photographic evidence is reversed, and defendant’s motion to suppress is hereby denied. According ample discretion to the trial court, under the circumstances of this case, it is apparent the-trial court misapplied the standard set’ forth -in La.Code Evid. art; 403. The evidence at issue is relevant, and its probatiye value is not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of, undue delay, or waste of time.

JOHNSON, C.J., would deny the writ. HUGHES, J., would deny the writ.

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On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Parish of Orleans.

I,Writ granted. The trial court’s judgment granting defendant’s motion to suppress photographic evidence is reversed, and defendant’s motion to suppress is hereby denied. According ample discretion to the trial court, under the circumstances of this case, it is apparent the-trial court misapplied the standard set’ forth -in La.Code Evid. art; 403. The evidence at issue is relevant, and its probatiye value is not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of, undue delay, or waste of time.

JOHNSON, C.J., would deny the writ. HUGHES, J., would deny the writ.

State v. Waterhouse, 182 So. 3d 964, 2016 La. LEXIS 62, 2016 WL 229438 (La. 2016).

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