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Most Recent Cases Reported:
- Former state senator disbarred after pleading guilty to felony. - In re: Wesley T. Bishop, 2020-B-1298 (La. 01/20/2021) [2 pp.]
- Court retroactively suspends judge who committed misdemeanor crimes at bachelor party. - In re: F. Stanton Hardee, III, 2020-O-00747 (La. 01/27/2021) [12 pp.]
- DPSC and employee were immune from suit by prisoners injured during sandbagging efforts. - Norman McQuirter v. State of Louisiana, 2020-C-01192 (La. 01/12/2021) [5 pp.]
- Court reinstates jury verdict in mesothelioma case. - Jerry Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corp., 2020-C-01242 (La. 01/12/2021) [4 pp.]
- Collateral source rule precluded PCF from introducing evidence of payment of medical expenses by military healthcare system plan. - Michael Thomassie v. Amedisys LA Acquisitions, LLC, 2020-C-01229 (La. 01/20/2021) [3 pp.]
- Testament was invalid because attestation clause was not substantially similar to Civil Code language regarding signing on each page. - Succession of James Conway Liner, III, 2019-C-02011 (La. 01/27/2021) [22 pp.]
- Attestation clause indicating testator had signed on each page was substantially similar to Civil Code requirement. - Succession of Peggy Blackwell Bruce, 2020-C-00239 (La. 01/27/2021) [11 pp.]
- Court vacates and remands for new habitual offender adjudication in light of possibly illegal sentence. - State v. Darren Jarvis, 2020-KH-00877 (La. 01/12/2021) [9 pp.]
- Court vacates convictions resulting from courthouse scuffle. - State v. Hamilton William Bynog, 2020-KK-00754 (La. 01/20/2021) [2 pp.]
- Defendant not entitled to post-conviction relief based on failure to testify at trial. - State v. Terrence Ty'Rell Carvin, 2910-KP-02044 (La. 01/26/2021) [3 pp.]
- Officer had reasonable suspicion to extend traffic stop for sniff by canine. - State v. Jay-Quan Carter, 2020-KK-01193 (La. 01/26/2021) [10 pp.]
- Conviction for racketeering was not crime of violence. - Jamal Washington v. State, 2019-KK-01792 (La. 01/27/2021) [8 pp.]
- Court vacates non-unanimous verdict convicting 16-year-old in death of her baby. - State v. Donasty Anwanique Cohen, 2019-K-00949 (La. 01/27/2021) [6 pp.]
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