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CIVIL PROCEDURE

1.Appeal should not be dismissed based on district court's error.
Broddie Lacoste v. Peter Davenport, 2023-OC-01589 (La. 02/06/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2
     Plaintiff filed suit against Peter Davenport, Willie Daisy, Enid Daisy, and W&E Oysters, Inc., alleging that an abandoned house on the Daisys' property caught f... view full summary
TORTS

2.Plaintiff stated claim of gross negligence against healthcare defendants who left her elderly mother unattended.
Edith Terry v. Notre Dame Health System, 2023-C-01582 (La. 02/06/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2
     In June 2020, 90-year-old Rosie Tardieff was admitted to Wynhoven Health Care Center in Marrero for rehabilitation after being hospitalized for falling in her home. She... view full summary
CRIMINAL

3.Defendant entitled to copy of judgment.
State v. Dale Robin Miller, 2023-KH-1048 (La. 02/06/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2
In this brief per curiam, the Court granted a supervisory writ in part and ordered the district court to provide defendant with a copy of its judgment denying him post-conviction relief.
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4.Where erroneous jury charges did not require unanimity, case remanded to determine if verdict was unanimous.
State v. Demarious Hicks, 2023-K-00969 (La. 02/06/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2

          Defendant was charged with the 2017 second-degree murder of Rodrick Bowman and attempted second-degree murder of Trashaun ... view full summary
5.Evidence of gun in truck of shooting victim was not relevant in murder trial.
State v. Colton Thomas Matthews, 2023-KK-01693 (La. 02/14/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2

          Defendant was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Joe Williams, Jr. The State filed a motion in limine to exclude... view full summary
6.Court issues order regarding proceeding before sanity commission.
State v. Larry Davis, 2023-KH-1600 (La. 02/27/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2
     In this criminal proceeding defendant's competency to stand trial was at issue. After the Fifth Circuit denied defendant's writ application, the Court granted a... view full summary