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| 1. | Former state senator disbarred after pleading guilty to felony. In re: Wesley T. Bishop, 2020-B-1298 (La. 01/20/2021) [2 pp.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
Attorney and former State Senator Wesley Bishop pleaded guilty to making false statements
to a federal agency, a felony violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 1001(a)(3). Accor... view full summary | |
| 2. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
F. Stanton Hardee, III, was elected judge for the Kaplan City Court in Vermillion Parish and
took office in 2015. He recently was reelected without opposition to a new ... view full summary | | TORTS
| 3. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
In August 2016 Louisiana was impacted by flooding, and the governor declared a state of
emergency. Inmates at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center were used in sandbagging ef... view full summary | 4. | Court reinstates jury verdict in mesothelioma case. Jerry Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corp., 2020-C-01242 (La. 01/12/2021) [4 pp.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
The widow and son of Jerry Bagwell sued several defendants alleging that Bagwell's death
was caused by his exposure to asbestos. The jury rendered a verdict for plainti... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| 5. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
In January 2010 Michael Thomassie, a 62-year-old disabled Navy veteran, fell at his home
and fractured his leg. While subsequently being provided skilled home nursing c... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| 6. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
James Liner passed away in October 2018. He had executed a notarial testament in 2013
dividing his property equally among his three adult children, Conway, Jeffrey... view full summary | 7. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
Peggy Bruce passed away in 2018. In 2016 she executed a notarial testament naming her
niece as her sole legatee. Bruce's widower argued that the testament was invalid b... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| 8. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
Defendant was convicted of distribution of cocaine, adjudicated a third felony offender, and
sentenced to life in prison in 1999. Act 403 of 2001 and Act 45 of 2002 pro... view full summary | 9. | Court vacates convictions resulting from courthouse scuffle. State v. Hamilton William Bynog, 2020-KK-00754 (La. 01/20/2021) [2 pp.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of one count of battery on a police officer and
two counts of resisting arrest, arising from a 2017 incident at the Natchit... view full summary | 10. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
In 2013 a jury convicted defendant of second-degree kidnapping and armed robbery. The
First Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences. Seeking post-convict... view full summary | 11. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
At about 1:30 a.m. in the morning, Louisiana State Trooper Ryan Zimmerman was on patrol
on I-12 in Tangipahoa Parish when he saw a motorist driving below the speed limi... view full summary | 12. | Conviction for racketeering was not crime of violence. Jamal Washington v. State, 2019-KK-01792 (La. 01/27/2021) [8 pp.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
Defendant was indicted for racketeering, human trafficking, and conspiracy to commit
human trafficking. The indictment alleged that he, his co-defendants, and... view full summary | 13. | 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.] From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 1
Defendant, age 16, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of her 27-day-old
son. The pathologist's report concluded that the cause of death was blunt f... view full summary |
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