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| | 1. | Defendant's violation of ban on open alcoholic beverage containers in vehicle gave officers sufficient basis to detain and search him.
State v. Cardal Hayes, 2014-KK-1999 (La. 12/08/14) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 12 A police officer effected a traffic stop because the driver was impeding the flow of traffic at a busy
intersection in violation of La... view full summary | | 2. | Court's closure due to hurricane interrupted prescriptive period for bringing defendant to trial.
State v. Raney Bibbins, 2014-K-0971 (La. 12/08/14) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 12 Defendant filed a motion to quash, arguing that the State failed to bring him to trial within the two-
year prescriptive period of La.... view full summary | | 3. | State's Doyle violation was harmless error where self-defense claim was implausible in light of overwhelming evidence.
State v. Daniel Marshall, 2013-K-2007 (La. 12/09/14) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 12 In September 2009, defendant shot and killed Ronald Hodges, Jr. For years, Hodges had been in a
romantic relationship with Ebony Gasti... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 4. | Hospital not entitled to summary judgment in slip and fall of patient.
Mark B. Becker v. Jefferson Parish Hospital District, 2014-C-1849 (La. 11/21/14) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 In 2006, plaintiff went to East Jefferson General Hospital for treatment after being involved in a car
accident. While following an at... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 5. | Insurer was entitled to summary judgment on issue of whether representative of insured had authority to reject UM coverage.
Julia Voinche v. Joseph Capps, 2014-CC-1498 (La. 10/24/14) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 Plaintiffs sued Travelers Property Casualty Company of America as the uninsured/underinsured
carrier for Gilchrist Construction Compan... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 6. | Plaintiff could have judgment modified in his favor although he had not answered defendant's appeal.
Corey Lamartiniere v. Boise Cascade Corporation, 2014-C-1195 (La. 10/24/14) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 In this workers' compensation case, plaintiff sued defendant after defendant discontinued all benefits
on the grounds that plaintiff h... view full summary | | 7. | Class action resulting from post-Katrina termination of Orleans Parish School Board employees dismissed based on res judicata and lack of due process violations.
Eddy Oliver v. Orleans Parish School Board, 2014-C-0329 c/w 2014-C-0330 (La. 10/31/14) [50 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, displacing hundreds of thousands of New
Orleans residents and causing all of ... view full summary | | ADMINISTRATIVE
| | 8. | Civil Service Commission did not abuse its discretion in terminating medical assistant.
Miochi Sumling v. Department of Health, 2014-C-1423 (La. 11/07/14) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 Plaintiff was a permanent classified employee of the Department of Health of the City of New
Orleans, working as a medi... view full summary | | JUVENILE
| | 9. | Juvenile's acquiescence in choosing hearing date amounted to good cause extension of time limits for hearing.
State in the Interest of J.T., 2014-CK-0762 (La. 11/14/14) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 J.T., a juvenile, was charged with simple robbery in March 2013. He appeared in court on April 8,
2013, and entered a plea of not guil... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 10. | Defendant moving to quash drug charge on the basis of valid prescription must be holder of the prescription.
State v. Denise Faggin, 2014-K-0326 (10/24/14) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 Defendant was charged with possessing hydrocodone in violation of La. R.S. Section 40:967(C)(2). She
filed a motion to quash the prose... view full summary | | 11. | When record is devoid of essential element of conviction, court must set aside conviction even if defendant fails to raise issue.
State v. Therand Thacker, 2014-KO-0418 (La. 10/24/14) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 Defendant was convicted of two counts of sexual battery, attempted aggravated rape, six counts of
aggravated incest, and obstruction o... view full summary | | 12. | Time limit for applying for post-conviction relief did not begin to run anew when district court resentenced defendant on armed robbery count.
State v. Sherrod Brumfield, 2013-KP-2390 (La. 11/14/14) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 11 On the same day in 1999, defendant entered guilty pleas to six charges, including one count of armed
robbery that was the basis of a h... view full summary |
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