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<div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #010</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">3rd day of March, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0265.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00265&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DERRICK COLLINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">7th day of March, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0246.KD.action.pdf">2025-KD-00246&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MALIK PATTERSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">12th day of March, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0263.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00263&nbsp;CEDRIC DENT VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">14th day of March, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0314.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00314&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WINSTON BARTHOLOMEW</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">18th day of March, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1512.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01512&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. REGINALD RUFFINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1519.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01519&nbsp;MARILYN H. MCBRIDE, DAVY A. DOWDY, AND JOEY E. MILLER VS. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, JOHN K. WOODARD, DAVID G. BROOKS, SR., AND ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Red River)</p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0907.KH.PC.pdf">2024-KH-00907&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HENRY TAYLOR</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0907.KH.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0907.KH.crc.con.pdf">Cole, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1175.KP.PC.pdf">2024-KP-01175&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ANDRE JOHNSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1175.KP.wjc.con.pdf">Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1175.KP.crc.con.pdf">Cole, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a></p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0809.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-00809&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DALE ROBIN MILLER A/K/A RUSSEL RALSTON A/K/A GEORGE BATHAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0949.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-00949&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. EDWARD PATTERSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Writ application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the court(s) 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/2025/25-0010.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00010&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GABRIEL SCOTT</a></p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State v. Jones, 2023-00799 (La. 11/21/23), 373 So.3d 442.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1457.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01457&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARQUISE JAMAL JONES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See Brown v. Vannoy, 2018-0201 (La. 9/14/18), 252 So.3d 456.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1469.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01469&nbsp;BERNIS BROWN VS. TIM HOOPER, WARDEN LSP</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See La.S.Ct.R. IX &sect; 1.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1071.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-01071&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TAVARES LASHAY HELM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Desoto)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0834.KP.PC.pdf">2024-KP-00834&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ADAM BATISTE, III</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0019.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00019&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RICHARD ALLEN MCLENDON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)<br />Hughes, J., would grant to order an evidentiary hearing.<br />Griffin, J., would grant to order an evidentiary hearing.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0651.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00651&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM TERRANCE ARMSTRONG</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0651.K.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0804.KP.action.pdf">2024-KP-00804&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KEVIN ALEXANDER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Griffin, J., would grant and order a sentencing hearing.<br />Guidry, J., would grant and order a sentencing hearing.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1073.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01073&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HURSEN PATIN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1416.C.action.pdf">2024-C-01416&nbsp;ELIZABETH HILL AND JOHN G. HILL VS. DARCY FRANKLIN, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Crain, J., would grant.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1507.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01507&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. PRESTON G. DEMOUCHETTE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Acadia)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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