Archive of LSCR Articles
Showing results for LSCR volume 15 LSCR issue 7 | Jump to a direct Volume/Issue
|
| MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 1. | 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
| | 2. | 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 | | 3. | 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 | | 4. | 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
| | 5. | 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 | | 6. | 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 | | 7. | Search of vehicle incident to arrest proper.
State v. Canezaro, 07-KK-668 (La. 6/1/07) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Defendant Canezaro was charged with possession of cocaine and "Adderal." Deputy Lewis observed defendant's pickup truck stop at a stop sign,... view full summary | | 8. | Supervisory writ granted: Police should have stopped questioning when defendant asked for a lawyer.
State v. Anthony Bell, 2007-KK-1124 (La. 6/29/07) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Midway through questioning the defendant, police did not believe the exculpatory account he was providing them; and defendant stated, "I'd r... view full summary | | 9. | Failure to provide a state-funded mitigation expert harmless; capital sentence affirmed.
State v. Antoinette Frank, 1999-KA-0553 (La. 5/22/07) [60 pp]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 Defendant was convicted and sentenced to death, and her conviction was affirmed. State v. Frank, 99-0553 (La. 1/17/01), 803 So.2d 1. The Cou... view full summary | | ADMINISTRATIVE
| | 10. | 300-foot rule violated; power meter is not the "point of service."
Washington St. Tammany Elec. Coop. v. La. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 07-CA-0399 (La. 6/29/07) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 7 The issue in this case is whether Washington St. Tammany Electric Cooperative (WST) violated the "300 Foot Rule" by extending electrical ser... view full summary |
|