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· 7/15/1856

Bryan v. Day

Citations

  • 11 La. Ann. 601

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding harmless error where defense eyewitness identification expert was permitted to testify on a limited basis
  • declining to answer specified issue of whether Court could review underlying issue not raised on appeal
  • exclusion of defense evidence which did not have value in particular case was harmless error
  • exelusion of defense evidence which did not have value in particular case was harmless error
  • “To establish constitutional error, exclusion of material or vital defense evidence must usually be shown.”
  • exercise of discretion must be controlled by correct principles of law

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Judges: Buchanan, Merrick

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