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| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
| | 1. | Court sets out standard for increasing custody of biological parent when grandparent is stipulated domiciliary parent of child.
Tracie F. v. Francisco D., 2015-CJ-1812 (La. 03/15/16) [35 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 3 Tracie and Francisco met in 2005 and did not have a committed relationship. Tracie became pregnant
and indicated Francisco was the chi... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 2. | Defendant required to register as a sex offender in Louisiana for his lifetime although he had fulfilled registration requirements in state where offense occurred before lifetime registration requirement went into effect.
State v. Mike Rutherford, 2015-K-0636 (La. 03/04/16) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 3 In 1992 Mike Rutherford was convicted in Oklahoma of lewd molestation, the Louisiana equivalent
of sexual battery of a child under the... view full summary | | 3. | Multiple felony offender sentence mooted defendant's argument that he should have been tried by jury of twelve on DWI fourth offense charge.
State v. Gerald W. Dahlem, 2014-KO-1555 (La. 03/15/16) [25 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 3 Defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated, fourth offense, a violation of La. R.S. Section
14:98. The prosecution and defen... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 4. | Kenner firefighters entitled to summary judgment on claim for additional pension contributions.
Michael Dunn v. City of Kenner, 2015-C-1175 (La. 01/27/16) [20 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 2 Plaintiffs, members of Kenner Firefighters Association Local 1427, filed suit seeking past and future
adjustments to the City of Kenne... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 5. | In second degree murder case, State presented sufficient evidence of specific intent to kill and was not required to prove motive.
State v. Quint Mire, 2014-K-2295 (La. 01/27/16) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 2 In 2011 defendant and Julian Gajan were hunting deer out-of-season in the marsh in Vermillion
Parish when defendant shot Gajan three t... view full summary | | 6. | District court did not abuse its discretion in setting amount of restitution to victim in theft case without documentary evidence of exact pecuniary loss.
State v. Herman Perry, 2015-K-0510 (La. 02/05/16) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 2 Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to theft over $1,500, in violation of La. R.S.
Section 14:67. The victim was th... view full summary | | 7. | In case of child abuse that resulted in death of child, State was entitled to introduce evidence of prior acts of abuse of child by defendant.
State v. Michael Robertson, 2015-KK-2095 (La. 02/05/16) [6 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 2 Defendant was charged with the first degree murder of his eight-year-old son, Xzayvion Riley. The
State notified defendant of its inte... view full summary | | 8. | District court abused its discretion in reversing death sentence of Angola Five inmate on basis of purported Brady violation.
State v. David Brown, 2015-KK-2001 (La. 02/19/16) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 2 Defendant is one of the "Angola Five," a group of inmates who attempted to escape from the Angola
State Penitentiary in 1999 and kille... view full summary | | 9. | Court reverses death sentence based on State's violation of Jackson during penalty phase of retrial of convicted murderer.
State v. Robert Glen Coleman, 2014-KA-0402 (La. 02/26/16) [81 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 2 Defendant was charged with the first degree murder of seventy-year-old Julian Brandon, a retired
minister, and the attempted first deg... view full summary | | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
| | 10. | Constitutional amendment purporting to ban convicted felons from public office was null and void.
Derrick Shepherd v. Thomas Schedler, 2015-CA-1750 (La. 01/27/16) [34 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 1 In 1997 Senator Max Malone introduced a bill seeking to add a paragraph to La. Const. art. I, Section 10
to prohibit unpardoned convic... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 11. | Sledge Jeansonne Act could not be applied retroactively to conduct occurring before its effective date, even if guilty plea post-dated effective date.
State v. Lynn Foret, M.D., 2015-C-1298 (La. 01/27/16) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 1 In April 2013 defendant, an orthopedic surgeon, pled guilty in federal court to one count of health
care fraud for criminal acts that ... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| | 12. | OWC Administrative Rule could not establish prescriptive period for bringing claim.
Calvin Arrant v. Wayne Acree PLS, Inc., 2015-C-0905 (La. 01/27/16) [20 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 1 In June 2012 claimant suffered injuries when an eighteen-wheeler ran a red light and struck the
vehicle that he was driving in the cou... view full summary |
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