Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1992

The court held that the recorded conversations were admissible, that any error in excluding additional defense testimony was harmless, and that the sentence was not excessive. Because the record did not resolve whether defense counsel’s joint representation created an actual conflict that adversely affected the…

The court held that the evidence as a whole, including the improperly admitted hearsay, was sufficient to support the conviction, so the defendant was not entitled to an acquittal.

The Louisiana Supreme Court held that the court of appeal misapplied manifest-error review when it reversed the trial court’s finding that Bruno sustained a work-related accident.