| CRIMINAL
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| 1. | Charges for obstruction of justice were timely substituted for murder charges.
State v. Channing R. Gray, 2016-KK-0687 (La. 03/15/17) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 3
Derroceus Abney was murdered on or about February 10, 2007. His body was found in an
inoperable freezer located in the yard of a Bienville Parish residence. His blood was ... view full summary |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE
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| 2. | Petition for nullity did not exceed jury trial threshold of $50,000.
Michelle Domingue v. Imperial Management Corp. d/b/a Imperial Fire & Casualty Company, 2016-CC-2108 (La. 02/17/17) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Plaintiffs filed a petition to annul a prior judgment in an action that they had filed against
defendant. Defendant asserted a right to a jury trial on the petition for nu... view full summary |
| INSURANCE
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| 3. | Sheriff's Department's professional liability policy did not provide coverage for officer's fall from allegedly defective chair.
Jackie Doucet v. Darwin Select Insurance Co., 2016-C-1989 (La. 02/03/17) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Plaintiff was employed as a deputy sheriff for the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department
when he was injured in the course and scope of his employment. While he was s... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 4. | District court should not have suppressed defendant's pre-arrest and voluntary post-arrest statements.
State v. Jamal Fletcher, 2017-KK-0135 (La. 01/25/17) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Defendant was arrested following a traffic stop. He filed a motion to suppress all
statements he made to the police. The district court granted the motion, co... view full summary |
| 5. | Officer who was victim of crime was not required to testify at pre-trial hearing.
State v. Shawn Bart, 2017-KK-0038 (La. 02/02/17) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Defendant was charged with first degree attempted murder of a police officer and
aggravated assault with a firearm upon a peace officer. Defendant requested a ... view full summary |
| 6. | Case was pending for purposes of bail jumping without filing of indictment or information.
State v. John C. Broyard, 2016-K-0102 (La. 02/10/17) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
On January 26, 2014, defendant was arrested on two counts of illegal possession of stolen
things in violation of La. R.S. Section 14:69(A). The following day he appeared i... view full summary |
| 7. | In light of Miller/Montgomery, Court remands for re-sentencing of defendant facing life sentence for murder committed as a juvenile.
State Ex Rel. Rontrell Wise, 2015-KH-0224 (La. 02/17/17) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Defendant was convicted in Assumption Parish for the 2006 second degree murder of
Dantrell Anderson and sentenced to life in prison without benefit o... view full summary |
| 8. | Court reverses grant of motion to suppress evidence from pat-down.
State v. Devon Butler, 2016-KK-2183 (La. 02/17/17) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Police officers observed defendant and another man, Fletcher, sitting in the parking lot of a
closed service station. Fletcher met the description of the suspect ... view full summary |
| 9. | District court should have suppressed evidence stemming from warrantless search of Louisiana Prescription Monitoring Program.
State v. Bobby L. Brock, 2015-K-2165 (La. 02/24/17) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Defendant presented a prescription for oxycodone and xanax at a pharmacy in Angie,
Louisiana. A pharmacy employee became suspicious and requested a re... view full summary |
| 10. | Court reinstates recusal of Orleans Parish District Attorney in case in which judge was victim of crime.
State v. Joshua Stemle, 2016-KK-2266 (La. 02/24/17) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 2
Defendant, an Alabama attorney, was charged in Orleans Parish with a felony count of
home invasion after allegedly entering the French Quarter courty... view full summary |
| BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
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| 11. | Court finds no ethical violation by judge who benefitted from supplemental insurance program, but orders some reimbursement to judicial expense fund.
In Re: Judge Darryl A. Derbigny, 2016-O-0921 (La. 01/20/17) [38 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 1
Respondent was elected to serve as a judge for the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in
2003 and has served continuously since that time. In January 2012, ... view full summary |
| TORTS
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| 12. | Coco high/low rule does not apply when reviewing court disturbs factual finding on causation.
Kimberly Thibodeaux v. James F. Donnell, M.D., 2016-C-0570 (La. 01/20/17) [30 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 1
In 2003 plaintiff became pregnant with her fourth child. In mid-November, during her
twenty-ninth week of pregnancy, plaintiff was hospitalized for fou... view full summary |