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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Amendment revoking good time credit for certain offenders violated ex post facto provisions.
Paul Massey v. Louisiana Depart of Public Safety and Corrections, 2013-C-2789 (La. 10/15/14) [15 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 10 Defendant committed felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and attempted molestation of a juvenile
in August 1994 in Sabine Parish. The... view full summary | | 2. | District court abused its discretion by granting defendant new trial on grounds not asserted by him.
State v. Quincy McKinnies, Jr., 2013-K-1412 (La. 10/15/14) [26 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 10 Defendant was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer with a firearm. At trial, Officer
Ryan Mekdessie of the Gretna Police... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 3. | Candidate for Orleans Parish D.A. disqualified for falsely certifying he had filed state income tax returns.
Anthony J. Russo v. Lionel Burns, Jr., 2014-C-1963 (La. 09/24/14) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Lionel Burns, Jr. was a candidate for the office of Orleans Parish District Attorney. On August 20,
2014, he filed a signed and notari... view full summary | | PROPERTY
| | 4. | Court dismisses action by mineral rights owners challenging statutory authority of Commissioner of Office of Conservation.
Robert H. Gatti v. State of Louisiana, 2014-C-0863 (La. 08/25/14) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Plaintiffs were the owners of mineral rights in the Haynesville Shale in northwest Louisiana. They
filed suit against the State, throu... view full summary | | 5. | Property owner had no cause of action against city for wrongful failure to issue liquor license to lessee.
MAW Enterprises, LLC v. City of Marksville, 2014-C-0090 (La. 09/03/14) [29 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 In November 2009, Couvillon's Payless, Inc., the owner of a convenience store and gas station,
entered into a contract to lease the pr... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 6. | Double Jeopardy did not attach to illegal possession of stolen firearm charge although defendant had been convicted of illegal carrying of a concealed weapon based on same acts.
State v. Kemon J. Magee, 2012-K-1084 (La. 08/25/14) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was charged with a first-offense grade of illegal carrying of a concealed weapon under
La. R.S. Section 14:95(A), which ... view full summary | | 7. | Court overrules Knighten rule; when using potential juror's criminal record as race-neutral reason for strike in Batson challenge, State not required to produce record.
State v. David E. Bender, 2013-K-1794 (La. 09/03/14) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was charged with simple burglary of a vehicle and went to trial. During voir dire, the State
struck three African-American p... view full summary | | 8. | Self-defense and justification not available as defenses for inmates accused of possessing weapons inside penal institution.
State v. Joseph Perkins, 2013-K-1917 (La. 09/03/14) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was charged with possession of a "shank" or homemade knife by a convicted felon, a
violation of La. R.S. Section 14:95.1, wh... view full summary | | 9. | Court reverses first-degree murder conviction based on district court's erroneous denial of defendant's challenge of prospective juror.
State v. Eric Dale Mickelson, 2012-KA-2539 (La. 09/03/14) [50 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was charged with the first-degree murder of eighty-six year old Charles Martin, who was
strangled to death in his home in Sh... view full summary | | 10. | Cell phone photo of defendant admissible for purposes of proving identity, despite possible prejudice from depiction of gang sign and vulgar gesture.
State v. Kendall Harrison, 2014-KD-1647 (La. 09/10/14) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was charged in a case involving murder and robbery in Orleans Parish. At issue was the
admissibility of photographs obtained... view full summary | | 11. | Court reinstates conviction and sentence despite argument that district court lacked jurisdiction after appeal was ordered.
State v. Randolph Armstead, 2014-K-1365 (La. 09/12/14) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was charged with aggravated rape and second degree kidnapping after a sixteen-year-old
girl reported she had been dragged in... view full summary | | 12. | Court reinstates original sentence without parole eligibility because Miller v. Alabama is not retroactive to final sentences.
State ex rel. Raymond Green v. State, 2013-KH-0063 (La. 09/19/14) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 22, Issue 9 Defendant was sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility based on acts committed when
he was a juvenile. He moved to corre... view full summary |
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