Opinion
No. 2014–K–1104.
2015-01-9
STATE of Louisiana v. James C. GRAHAM.
In re Graham, James C.;—Defendant; Applying For Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of St. Tammany, 22nd Judicial District Court Div. H, No. 525785; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2013 KA 1893.
Denied. HUGHES, J., dissents with reasons.
HUGHES, J., dissents.
Allegations of sexual misconduct made against the victim of a battery do not “open the door” to allegations of sexual misconduct against the alleged perpetrator of the battery.
Allegations of sexual misconduct are the most emotionally damming that can be made in today's time and seem particularly difficult to be viewed objectively.