State v. Badon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
664 So. 2d 1291 (1995)
- Written by Abby Roughton, JD
Facts
Gollia McGee died after being beaten with a hammer and stabbed with a knife. New Orleans police officers investigating McGee’s death took several statements from McGee’s grandson, Edward Badon (defendant). Badon first claimed that two men in Sewerage and Water Board uniforms had come into Badon’s house and had beaten and stabbed Badon and McGee. The officers subsequently realized that this claim was untrue, and they arrested Badon for first-degree murder. Badon told officers two more false stories about how McGee died before he finally admitted to homicide investigator Byron Adams that he had killed McGee because she would not let him use her vehicle. During a search of McGee’s home, Adams seized evidence including a bloodstained denim jacket found in Badon’s room and a machete found next to McGee’s bed. Badon moved to suppress this evidence, arguing that it was irrelevant. Badon claimed that there was no proof that the blood on the jacket came from either Badon or McGee and that there was no proof that the machete was used in the crime. Badon further argued that the jacket and machete were prejudicial and should not be admitted. The trial court admitted the evidence over Badon’s objections. The jury ultimately found Badon guilty, and he appealed to the Louisiana Court of Appeal.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Waltzer, J.)
Concurrence (Plotkin, J.)
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