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 <table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #027</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="nrbody"><style>.nrbody h1{ display:block; font-size:1em; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } .nrbody p { text-align:justify; } .nrdate { font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } </style> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>On the <span class="nrdate">8th day of July, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Joint petition for transfer to active status granted. See order:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0825.OB.PC.pdf">2020-OB-00825 IN RE: LAURA BLAIR NAQUIN GREEN</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">17th day of July, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0873.KD.PC.pdf">2020-KD-00873 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. REYHANE T. MCKNIGHT</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0816.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00816 WILLIAM J. MATTOX VS. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEXANDRIA, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Rapides)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">21st day of July, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0914.CD.PC.pdf">2020-CD-00914 JUDGE JANICE CLARK, LOUISIANA VOTERS FOR AN EXPERIENCED JUDICIARY, AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0914.CD.bjj.dis.pdf">Johnson, C.J., dissents.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0914.0915.sjc.deny.pdf">Crichton, J., would deny and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0915.CD.PC.pdf">2020-CD-00915 JUDGE HARRY CANTRELL VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0915.CD.bjj.dis.pdf">Johnson, C.J., dissents.</a><br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0914.0915.sjc.deny.pdf">Crichton, J., would deny and assigns reasons.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">22nd day of July, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application not considered; not timely filed. See State v. Crandell, 05-1060 (La. 3/10/06), 924 So.2d 122; Morris v. Stueben, 01-0137 (La. 3/16/01), 781 So.2d 1220.</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0929.CC.action.pdf">2020-CC-00929 REGINA B. HEISLER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSION REPRESENTATIVE /EXECUTRIX OF THE SUCCESSION OF FREDERICK P. HEISLER VS. GIROD LOANCO, LLC</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">24th day of July, 2020</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1478.KP.PC.pdf">2019-KP-01478 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Washington)<br />Hughes, J., would deny.</p><h1>Writ application granted in part. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1337.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01337 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOE LITTON BAILEY</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1669.CI.PC.pdf">2019-CI-01669 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD G. BROOKS</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0095.CP.action.pdf">2020-CP-00095 STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF TREYSON GARON THEDY</a> (Parish of Plaquemines)</p><h1>Denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0222.OB.action.pdf">2020-OB-00222 IN RE: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD NO. 19-PDB-063</a><br />Hughes, J., would grant.<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0222.OB.sjc.grant.pdf">Crichton, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/18-0938.KH.PC.pdf">2018-KH-00938 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHERMAN SINGLETON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1306.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01306 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DEMARCUS CARTEZ JONES</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01306 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1341.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01341 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN ERIC SIMS</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01341 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1415.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01415 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL LEBLANC</a> (Parish of Ascension)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1512.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01512 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES RICHARD ELEY</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1612.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01612 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMEEL MALIK</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1615.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01615 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARLO CHARLES</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01615 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1617.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01617 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JONATHAN M. ROSALIE</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01617 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1620.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01620 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EARL JOSEPH DUPRE, SR.</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01620 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1635.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01635 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD ROSS</a> (Parish of Assumption)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1637.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01637 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARTY MARCEL</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01637 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1643.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01643 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RON YOUNGBLOOD</a> (Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1658.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01658 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GREGORY SAVAGE</a> (Parish of Catahoula)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1663.KP.PC.pdf">2019-KP-01663 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY THIBODEAUX</a> (Parish of Lafourche)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-KP-01663 only.<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KP-01663 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1699.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01699 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SAREEL POINDEXTER</a> (Parish of Lafourche)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01699 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1712.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01712 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GILES MCGHEE</a> (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01712 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1714.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01714 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON ROE</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1716.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01716 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENNETH W. SHELTON</a> (Parish of Winn)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1744.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01744 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GREGORY LYNN JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1788.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01788 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JONATHAN PRYOR RILEY</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1788.KH.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Writ application transferred to the district court - See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1651.KH.PC.pdf">2019-KH-01651 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM SCOTT</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01651 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied - Untimely filed pursuant to La.S.Ct.R. X &sect; 5:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1297.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01297 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHARLIE DEWAYNE SUMLER</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0198.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00198 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY THIBODEAUX</a> (Parish of Lafourche)<br />Crain, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00198 only.<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2020-KH-00198 only.<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0262.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00262 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JASON WRIGHT</a> (Parish of Avoyelles) </p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0302.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00302 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAMES LEE COLVIN</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0317.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00317 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER BUCKENBERGER</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0318.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00318 ERIC FONTENELLE VS. DENISE NARCISSE, WARDEN</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Papillion v. State, 15-0793 (La. 2/26/16), 184 So.3d 1274:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1381.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01381 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALIEX PAPPILLION -AKA- ALEX P. PAPILLION</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Genovese, J., recused in case number 2019-KH-01381 only.</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Grippen, 18-1579 (La. 8/12/19), 279 So.3d 365:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1614.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01614 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEROY GRIPPEN</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><h1>Writ application denied &ndash; The application was not timely filed in the district court, and applicant fails to carry is burden to show that an exception applies. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8; State ex rel. Glover v. State, 93-2330 (La. 9/5/95), 660 So.2d 1189. The application is also repetitive. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1742.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01742 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HUBERT D. WALKER</a> (Parish of Madison)</p><h1>Writ application denied. Moot:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1516.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01516 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HAROLD L. CAMPBELL</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the court below before filing in this Court nor shown the "extraordinary circumstances" that would justify bypassing that level of review. La.S.Ct.R. X &sect; 5(b):</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1619.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01619 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN HARRISON</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1707.KO.action.pdf">2019-KO-01707 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ARTHUR R. SPARKS</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0215.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00215 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN HARRISION</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0289.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00289 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. OSCAR LOZADA</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0308.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00308 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAXON ROUSSEL</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0310.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00310 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SIDNEY JOHN HANDY</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0311.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00311 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HENRY MONTGOMERY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0314.KH.action.pdf">2020-KH-00314 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WINFRED CAMPBELL</a> (Parish of Desoto)</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1363.KO.action.pdf">2019-KO-01363 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MILES J. GUIDRY</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1561.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01561 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARRYL TATE</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1613.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01613 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALBERT WILLIS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1622.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01622 KEVIN WISE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1625.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01625 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CLINTON EDWARD BELL</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1627.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01627 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WALTER JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Washington)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1628.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01628 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER J. CHERAMIE</a> (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1650.OK.action.pdf">2019-OK-01650 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TIMOTHY H. QUEEN</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1665.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01665 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ALONZO D. GONZALES</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1677.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01677 STATE EX REL. JAMAL WALKER VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1693.KO.action.pdf">2019-KO-01693 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS STEVEN ARNOLD</a> (Parish of Desoto)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1695.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01695 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERRANCE D. THOMPSON</a> (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1701.KO.action.pdf">2019-KO-01701 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDDIE HILLIARD, JR.</a> (Parish of Morehouse)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1794.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-01794 TRAVIS DENNIS VS. DARRELL VANNOY STATE OF LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br /><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1794.KH.bjj.grant.pdf">Johnson, C.J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1984.KO.action.pdf">2019-KO-01984 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JEREMY JAMES GRINER</a> (Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-2059.KH.action.pdf">2019-KH-02059 KEVIN WISE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0062.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00062 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SIMUEL SHAW JR.</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0135.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00135 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE T. DUCKETT</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0164.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00164 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. STEVEN RAY KILLINGSWORTH</a> (Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0181.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00181 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL DAMONTE DIGGS</a> (Parish of Terrebonne)<br />Weimer, J., recused in case number 2020-KO-00181 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0194.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00194 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. OLLIE MONTRELL SELDERS, JR.</a> (Parish of Livingston)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0216.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00216 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DESTIN REDER AKA- DESTIN NATHANIEL REDER</a> (Parish of Vernon)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0260.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00260 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RAVEN LAMAR WILTZ</a> (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0261.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00261 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BENJAMIN BAILEY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0266.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00266 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TERRANCE DARNELL CALLOWAY</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0303.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00303 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ADAM LITTLETON</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0326.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00326 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BENNIE STALLING</a> (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0370.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00370 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MAURICE HONOR</a> (Parish of St. James)</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0372.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00372 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CALVIN BROADWAY</a> (Parish of Caddo)<br />Crichton, J., recused in case number 2020-KO-00372 only.</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0398.KO.action.pdf">2020-KO-00398 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GERALD SAMUEL</a> (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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