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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Defendant entitled to substitute insanity plea where there was no strategy to delay trial.
State v. Calvin Louis Noel, III, 2016-K-0043 (La. 10/18/17) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 10
In March 2011 a Lafayette police officer was investigating a possible car burglary when he
stopped defendant, who was walking in the middle of the street. When ... view full summary | | 2. | Court reinstates conviction for indecent behavior with a juvenile and sentence for simple kidnapping.
State v. Fahim A. Shaikh, 2016-K-0750 (La. 10/18/17) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 10
In April 2014 thirteen-year-old AG ran away from home while her mother was out. She
headed to a friend's house on foot and was walking along th... view full summary | | 3. | Court reinstates DWI conviction for defendant found intoxicated inside stalled vehicle.
State v. Calvin Lewis, 2017-OK-0081 (La. 10/18/17) [6 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 10
A Jefferson Parish police officer found a truck stopped in the middle of a roadway late one
night with defendant inside attempting to restart the truck. Defendant smell... view full summary | | 4. | Court vacates convictions for malfeasance in office by former Jonesboro mayor; new trial mandated by prosecutor's racially charged comment.
State v. Leslie C. Thompson, 2015-K-0886 (La. 09/18/17) [69 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 9 .
Defendant was elected mayor of Jonesboro and took office on January 1, 2007. In March
2013, during his second term, ... view full summary | | 5. | Court reinstates grant of new trial as to murder conviction, enunciates standards for granting and reviewing art. 851(1) motion for new trial.
State v. Calvin King, 2015-KP-1283 (La. 09/18/17) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 9
A jury found defendant guilty of second degree murder and armed robbery. Evidence at
trial showed that on November 2, 2007, Maria Abreu was at a Metairie apar... view full summary | | 6. | Evidence of prior conviction was admissible to prove intent.
State v. Dontel Kennedy, 2017-KK-0724 (La. 09/29/17) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 9
Defendant was charged with the second degree murder of Joseph Kyle and the first degree
rape, second degree kidnapping, and armed robbery of JW. The State provided noti... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| | 7. | Court remands to OWC for a determination of whether out-of-state pharmacy met statutory requirements.
John W. Smith v. Highlines Construction Co., Inc., 2016-C-1443 (La. 09/22/17) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 9
This workers' compensation case included a claim for more than $34,000 in
reimbursement for prescription medications filled by an out-of-state pharmacy, Inju... view full summary | | EMPLOYMENT
| | 8. | Court affirms age discrimination verdict against ULL but reduces lost wages award.
James Robinson v. Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, 2016-C-2145 (La. 06/29/17) [27 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
In 1971 plaintiff was hired at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now University of
Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), in the campus police department (ULLPD). ... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| | 9. | Employer has right to choose pharmacy for dispensing prescriptions to claimants.
Darvel Burgess v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, 2016-C-2267 (La. 06/29/17) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
After sustaining a work-related injury in October 2008 while employed by defendant,
plaintiff filed a disputed claim for compensation in September 2... view full summary | | 10. | Claimant not entitled to choice of FCE provider at employer's cost.
Paula Clavier v. Coburn Supply Company, Inc., 2016-CC-0625 (La. 06/29/17) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Plaintiff injured her neck, shoulder, and back in May 2006 when she lifted a box while in
defendant's employ. A 2010 consent judgment established she was ent... view full summary | | PROPERTY
| | 11. | Post-sale notice by private party to mortgagee regarding tax sale was sufficient, even though tax collector failed to provide notice.
Central Properties v. Fairway Gardenhomes, LLC, 2016-C-1855 c/w 2016-C-1946 (La. 06/29/17) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Resource Bank was the mortgagee on a 2009 mortgage covering three condominium units
in Covington, Louisiana. The mortgage was recorded in the St. Tammany Parish... view full summary | | JUVENILE
| | 12. | Time limit for commencing adjudication hearing was suspended while State sought supervisory review of premature dismissal.
State in the Interest of AC, 2017-CK-0182 (La. 06/29/17) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
On March 7, 2016, the State filed a petition alleging that AC, at the age of fourteen,
committed the felony-grade delinquent acts of aggravated rape... view full summary |
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