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| | 1. | Court suspends justice of the peace for stalking and harassing ex-wife.
In re: Justice of the Peace Jeff Sachse, 2017-O-2008 (La. 03/13/18) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
Respondent, who is not a lawyer, was elected to the office of justice of the peace for
Livingston Parish Ward I in September 1996 and has serve... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 2. | Paying MFP funds to New Type 2 charter schools is constitutional.
Iberville Parish School Board v. LA State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2017-C-0257 c/w 2017-C-0633 c/w 2017-C-0634 (03/13/18) [30 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
The Louisiana Constitution dictates that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
(BESE) "annually develop and adopt a formula which shall be used to de... view full summary | | TAXATION
| | 3. | Tax Commission correctly used income approach to assess value of low- income housing development, not assessor's market approach.
Errol G. Williams v. Opportunity Homes Ltd. Partnership, 2017-C-0955 (La. 03/13/18) [15 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
Defendant is a "scattered-site, low-income affordable housing development" that consists
of thirty-two residential buildings in New Orleans. The properties are co... view full summary | | JUVENILE
| | 4. | Ninety-day period to commence adjudication was suspended by period during which competency was challenged and determined.
State in the Interest of R.M., 2017-CK-0281 (La. 03/13/18) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
On November 13, 2015, the State filed a petition alleging that RM committed the felony-
grade delinquent act of possession with intent to distribut... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 5. | On remand from SCOTUS, the Court again rules that court of appeal properly reinstated triple murder convictions in 1995 Kim Anh restaurant killings.
State v. Rogers LaCaze, 2016-KP-0234 (La. 03/13/18) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
On March 4, 1995, defendant and Antoinette Frank, then an officer of the New Orleans
Police Department, dined together at Kim Anh Vietnamese restaurant in Ne... view full summary | | 6. | Court reverses finding of ineffective assistance and grant of new trial to defendant convicted of double second-degree murders.
State v. Landon D. Quinn, 2016-KP-1285 (La. 03/13/18) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
Matthew Miller and Ryan McKinley were shot and killed after visiting a New Orleans
convenience store in 2009. An eyewitness to the shootings told po... view full summary | | 7. | Officers had probable cause to search defendant after observing him block sidewalk and to arrest him after search revealed drugs.
State v. Kerry Parker, 2018-KK-0290 (La. 03/23/18) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 26, Issue 3
Defendant sat on a stoop in the French Quarter with his legs extended onto the sidewalk, in
apparent violation of Section 54-401(a) of the New Orleans Municipal Code, whic... view full summary |
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