Guillory v. St. Landry Parish Police Jury

How later courts describe this case

• finding that an "on or about" instruction was harmless error despite the presence of an alibi defense
• kidnapping and extortion created the probability of using ' interstate entity's funds to pay ransom
• a search occurs ’ whenever something not previously in plain view becomes exposed to an investigating officer
• “[a] sentence within the statutory limits will not be disturbed ‘unless a trial judge has grossly abused the discretion afforded him.’ ”
• trial court's ruling under rule 403 reversible only under "abuse of discretion" standard which existed where trial court had improperly weighed balancing factors
• even when proof is directed to a specific date for which there is an alibi and there is alibi evidence as to that date “on or about” charge can be harmless error
• specifically concerning a sufficiency-of-evidence claim