| CRIMINAL
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| 1. | Court reinstates judgment denying motion to quash officer's indictment for malfeasance in office.
State v. Ryan Chapman, 2024-KK-00017 (La. 04/03/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
In 2021 defendant, then a Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) deputy, went with two other
deputies to a property in Keithville to investigate a tip that ... view full summary |
| 2. | Court remands for hearing in light of conflicting date stamps.
State v. Alonzo Defillo, 2023-KP-01567 (La. 04/03/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
Defendant filed a motion to reconsider sentence, which the district court denied as untimely. The Fourth Circuit denied defendant's application for writs. The Court g... view full summary |
| 3. | Evidence insufficient to support protective order violations.
State v. David Bourgeois, 2023-K-00862 (La. 04/09/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
Defendant was convicted of four violations of a protective order under La. R.S. 14:79. The
underlying conduct involved defendant on four occasions parking near... view full summary |
| 4. | In camera inspection of grand jury testimony was warranted.
State v. Thibodeaux, 2024-KK-00212 (La. 04/09/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
Defendant filed a motion for production and inspection of grand jury testimony. The district
court denied the motion, and the First Circuit denied defendant's appli... view full summary |
| 5. | Court reverses grant of motion to suppress.
State v. Jaleel Green, 2024-KK-00475 (La. 04/17/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
On August 15, 2023, Officer Patrick McFarlane responded to a call for service at an address
on Gravier Street in New Orleans relating to a possibly armed subject seen i... view full summary |
| 6. | District court ordered to comply with previous order or show cause at hearing.
State v. Donald Ray Link, 2022-KH-00434 (La. 04/19/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
In May 2022 the Court issued a supervisory writ to the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of
East Baton Rouge, to address defendant's representation that t... view full summary |
| 7. | District court abused discretion in denying motion to substitute expert and finding contempt in post-conviction proceeding.
State ex rel. Antoine Tate v. Hooper, 2023-KP-01409 (La. 04/24/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 4
Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder in 2000 and sentenced to death. The Court
affirmed his conviction and sentence in 2003. Post-conviction litigati... view full summary |
| SUCCESSIONS
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| 8. | Court remands for contradictory hearing concerning appointment of provisional administrator.
In re: Succession of Betty Ruth Shadrick Hedin, 2024-CC-00249 (La. 03/06/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3
In this case the district court appointed a provisional administrator without conducting a
contradictory hearing, ordering the taking of an inventory, or requiring the ... view full summary |
| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
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| 9. | Plaintiff failed to meet burden of proving sexual abuse of child under Domestic Abuse Assistance Act.
Sydney Petite v. John L. Hinds, III, 2024-C-00010 (La. 03/12/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3
Plaintiff and the father of their three children entered into a consent custody judgment that
allowed the father supervised visitation of the children. Defendant in thi... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 10. | Attempted domestic abuse battery with child endangerment was responsive verdict.
State v. Dustin McDowell, 2023-K-00508 (La. 03/05/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3
Defendant was charged with domestic abuse battery with child endangerment in violation
of La. R.S. 14:35.3. On agreement of the parties, the verdict form included as a... view full summary |
| 11. | Court suppresses graphic cell phone videos.
State v. John Jacob Jenkins, 2023-KK-01477 (La. 03/19/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3
Defendant was indicted with second-degree murder for the drug-overdose death of a former
co-worker at defendant's home. The indictment also alleged defendan... view full summary |
| 12. | Court reinstates defendant's convictions, finding evidentiary error harmless.
State v. Sharrieff M. Kent, 2023-K-00008 (La. 03/22/2024) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3
In June 2019 defendant fired several gunshots at officers while they were conducting a
nighttime "trash pull" as part of a narcotics investigation ... view full summary |