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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Court reverses post-conviction relief by court of appeal on second-degree murder conviction.
Cheri Hayden v. Frederick Boutte, 2023-KP-00864 (La. 10/25/2024) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 10
In 2009 a unanimous jury found defendant guilty of second-degree murder. The victim died
when she was run over by a truck in a grocery store parking lot in Marrero duri... view full summary | | 2. | Court reduces sentence of man convicted of sexually abusing his five-year-old daughter.
State v. Frederick Curtis Mangrum, 2023-KO-01609 (La. 10/25/2024) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 10
In 2016 AJ was bathing her five-year-old granddaughter BJ when BJ revealed that defendant,
who was BJ's father and AJ's son, had touched her genitalia inappropr... view full summary | | JUVENILE
| | 3. | Court reaffirms non-delegable duty of DCFS to children in its custody.
Brittany Nicole Howe v. Samantha Gafford, 2023-C-01649 (La. 10/25/2024) [20 pp]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 10While an infant in the legal custody of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family
Services (DCFS) and the physical care of a foster parent, GK was grievously injured. His biologi... view full summary | | 4. | Juvenile court should not have kept charges open after competency determination.
State v. CS, 2024-CK-00972 (La. 09/17/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
In this case, a juvenile faced multiple delinquency charges. The district court conducted a
contradictory hearing and determined the juvenile was incompetent with resp... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 5. | Court reinstates life sentence for multiple offender seeking post-conviction relief.
State v. Kyron Theophile, 2024-KP-00285 (La. 09/04/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
In July 2016 defendant pleaded guilty to domestic abuse battery involving strangulation in
exchange for a sentence of three years in prison. He twice failed to appear for ... view full summary | | 6. | Court orders evidentiary hearing on motion to quash.
State v. Anthony Howells, 2024-KK-00978 (La. 09/13/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
In a brief per curium with no detail, the court granted a supervisory writ in part and ordered
the district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on defendant's m... view full summary | | 7. | Court orders court of appeal to rule on writ application.
State v. Craig Sullivan, 2024-KH-0852 (La. 09/24/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9
Defendant represented that the First Circuit failed to act timely on a supervisory writ
application filed in July 2023. The Court granted a superv... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 8. | District court had jurisdiction to consider whether contract violated lobbying laws.
Advanced Benefit Concepts v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, 2023-CC-01291 (La. 09/06/2024) [35 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 Plaintiff entered into an agreement with defendant Access Health, Inc. whereby plaintiff helped defendant identify, establish, and enter... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 9. | Fax filing had no effect absent proof of timely delivery of original.
Shawn Noell Holiday v. Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, 2024-CC-00909 (La. 9/04/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 Plaintiffs filed a class action petition against various state entities, including the Louisiana Attorney General. The AG filed an excep... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 10. | Court remands premises liability case for reconsideration in light of recent jurisprudence.
Juanita Augman v. Grambling State University, 2023-CC-01557 (09/04/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 This case arises from the shooting death of plaintiff???s son at Grambling State University. Grambling filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court denied. The Second Circuit denied ... view full summary | | 11. | District court had jurisdiction over former prisoner???s action for damages from over-detention.
Keith Bryant v. State of Louisiana, 2024-CC-00692 (La. 09/04/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9On April 16, 2017, plaintiff was arrested and charged with aggravated second-degree battery. He was unable to post bail and remained incarcerated through the criminal proceedings. He pled guilty on Ja... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| | 12. | Courts enforce no-contest clause after indirect attack on succession proceeding.
Succession of Bonny Babin Maloney, 2023-C-01447 c/w 2023-C-01452 (La. 09/06/2024) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 9 Bonny Babin Maloney and Robert Maloney, Sr., were married and had five children: Robert, Jr., Kurt, Craig, Julie, and Jeanie. Jeanie pre... view full summary |
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