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| 1. | 18th JDC judge suspended from office for one year.
In re: Judge J. Robin Free, 2016-O-0434 (La. 06/29/16) [63 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Respondent is Judge J. Robin Free of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for the Parishes of
Iberville, Pointe Cou... view full summary |
| 2. | 18th JDC judge suspended from office for fifteen days.
In re: Judge James J. Best, 2015-O-2096 (La. 06/29/16) [22 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Respondent is Judge James J. Best of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for the Parishes of
Iberville, Pointe Coupe... view full summary |
| 3. | Pointe Coupee justice of the peace removed from office.
In re: Justice of the Peace J. Roosevelt Gremillion, 2016-O-0054 (La. 06/29/16) [31 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Respondent is Justice of the Peace J. Roosevelt Gremillion of District Seven, Pointe Coupee Parish.
The Judiciary Commission found he ... view full summary |
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| 4. | Healthcare provider limited to recovery of $750 for prescriptions but entitled to sanctions and attorney's fees against workers' comp payor.
Lafayette Bone and Joint Clinic v. Louisiana United Business SIF, 2015-C-2137 c/w 2015-C-2138 (La. 06/29/16) [26 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Two employees were treated by physicians at Lafayette Bone and Joint Clinic (the Clinic) and
prescribed medications th... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 5. | Defendant's illegally lenient sentence not correctable by court of appeal on errors patent review.
State v. Ashaki Kelly, 2015-K-0484 (La. 06/29/16) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Defendant was charged with three counts of aggravated rape of a juvenile under the age of thirteen
and two counts of oral sexual batte... view full summary |
| 6. | Court upholds statute precluding lack of knowledge of child's age as defense to child sex trafficking.
State v. Dominick Sims, 2015-KA-2163 (La. 06/29/16) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Defendant was charged with violating La. R.S. Section 14:46.3, which makes illegal the trafficking of
children for sexual purposes. Se... view full summary |
| 7. | Defendant's inculpatory rap video could be admitted into evidence.
State v. Markeisha Lewis, 2016-KD-1361 (La. 07/19/16) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 24, Issue 7 Defendant was charged with second degree murder, conspiracy to possess xanax, and obstruction
of justice. She filed a motion to quash ... view full summary |