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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Bystander shouting at police is guilty of resisting arrest of another.
City of Lafayette v. Darrell D. Desormeaux, 06-KP-1730 (La. 10/16/07) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 10 The City charged Michelle Desormeaux with violation of Lafayette City Ordinance S 86-5, which prohibits the playing of music in a vehicle at... view full summary | | 2. | State may seek multiple enhanced penalties in the same proceeding, overruling controlling precedent.
State v. Monolo Anton Baker, 06-K-2175 (La. 10/16/07) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 10 Defendant appeals a sentence enhanced under the habitual offender act. Defendant Baker has the following relevant criminal history: a Decemb... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 3. | Hospital's failure to have storm procedures in place does not sound in Med Mal.
Lacoste v. Pendleton Methodist Hospital, 07-CC-0008 c/w 07-CC-0016 (La. 9/5/07) [24 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 Plaintiffs' decedent, Althea LaCoste, was admitted to defendant hospital on or about August 28, 2005, at which time she was recovering from ... view full summary | | 4. | Breach of testimonial privilege is not grounds for tort claim.
Coutee v. Beurlot, 06-C-2943 (La. 9/5/07) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 Plaintiff Coutee was employed as a roughneck by Global Marine Drilling Company ("Global"), and was injured while working offshore. He filed ... view full summary | | EVIDENCE
| | 5. | Res ipsa loquitur does not apply where there is direct evidence of the tort.
Linnear v. CenterPoint Energy, 06-C-3030 (La. 9/5/07) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 Plaintiff Dronzy Linnear alleged that she injured herself when she stepped into a sinkhole next to her driveway, and sank up to her knee, as... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 6. | Sentence invalid, exceeded scope of criminal statute.
State v. Wallace, 06-KH-2555(La. 8/31/07) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 "Writ granted. Relator's sentence is amended to delete the term `without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence' from his s... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 7. | Plaintiff's fall from hospital bed not covered by Med Mal Act. Richard Blevins v. Hamilton Medical Center, 2007-CC-0127 (La.
06/29/07) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Plaintiff Blevins applies for supervisory review of a judgment sustaining an exception of prematurity. While recuperating from treatment of ... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 8. | Judge suspended for "intemperate" conduct.
In re: Sassone, 07-O-0651 (La. 6/29/07) [40 pp]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Respondent, Judge Sassone, assumed the office of district judge in 1991. In 2003 and 2004, the Commission received several complaints re... view full summary | | 9. | Justice of the peace disciplined.
In re: Roger Adams, Sr., 07-O-0426 (La. 6/29/07) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Respondent, Justice of the Peace Roger Adams, was first elected in 2003. In March, 2003, respondent issued warrants for the arrests of M... view full summary | | 10. | Justice of the peace disciplined for bias.
In re: Alfonso, 2007-O-0120 (La. 5/22/07) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Respondent Justice of the Peace Myrty Alfonso served a 6-year term from 1991 to 1996, then sat out one term, and was then reelected, and... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 11. | Capital conviction reversed.
State v. Shon D. Miller, 05-KA-1826 (La. 6/29/07) [25 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Defendant Miller was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. Miller procured a ride to Gonzales, to the home of his mother-... view full summary | | 12. | Evidence sufficient to convict of forcible rape despite victim's inconsistent statements.
State v. Calvin Ware, 06-K-1703 (La. 6/29/07) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 After trial by jury, defendant Calvin Ware was found guilty of attempted forcible rape. The victim testified that she brought her four small... view full summary |
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