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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 #021</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">28th day of April, 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 per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0505.KD.PC.pdf">2025-KD-00505&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DARRELL DEWAYNE DRAUGHN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0505.KD.jlw.con.pdf">Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0505.KD.jdh.con.pdf">Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0505.KD.wjc.dis.pdf">Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</a><br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0505.KD.jmg.con.pdf">Guidry, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</a><br />Cole, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Crain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">29th day of April, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0525.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00525&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BUNNAK LANDON, AKA HANNAH LANDON, AKA BUNNAK LIM</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">3rd day of May, 2025</span> the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><h1>Stay denied. Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0558.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00558&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TONY DEMETRIUS DAVIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ouachita)<br />Crain, J., would grant the stay and writ.<br />McCallum, J., would grant the stay and writ.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">5th day of May, 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/2025/25-0354.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00354&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ROY BROWN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the <span class="nrdate">6th day of May, 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/2025/24-1588.K.action.pdf">2024-K-01588&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. GERALD MANCHIP WHITE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Bossier)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0171.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00171&nbsp;LEALON JOHNSON VS. AECOM AMENTUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0195.C.action.pdf">2025-C-00195&nbsp;IKE SPEARS VS. WILLIAM W. HALL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />Griffin, J., recused.</p><h1>Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0244.B.PC.pdf">2025-B-00244&nbsp;IN RE: FRANK G. DeSALVO</a></p><h1>Writ application granted. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1266.KK.PC.pdf">2024-KK-01266&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. IRA R. TONEY, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Application for reconsideration not considered. See Louisiana Supreme Court Rule IX, &sect; 6:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1358.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-01358&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MELVIN ONIDAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1498.KH.action.re.pdf">2024-KH-01498&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DOUGLAS ROBERTSON</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Hughes, J., recused.</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/2025/25-0185.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00185&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LOUIS MONROE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0213.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00213&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSHUA P. GALLOWAY</a></p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0436.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00436&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BENJAMIN HART</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Washington)</p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review and fails to show that any exception permits his successive filing. See State ex rel. Parker v. State, 2015-2069 (La. 3/13/17), 212 So.3d 1163.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0102.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00102&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOSHUA R. PARKER</a></p><h1>Writ application denied - Applicant has previously exhausted his right to state collateral review. See State ex rel. Barnes v. State, 2017-0425 (La. 4/20/18), 240 So.3d 912.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0104.KH.action.pdf">2025-KH-00104&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONALD E. BARNES</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)</p><h1>Writ application denied. See per curiam:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0219.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00219&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARLON ANTWAN MILLER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)<br />McCallum, J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0222.KH.PC.pdf">2025-KH-00222&nbsp;LANARD LAVIGNE VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />Hughes, J., would grant in part.</p><h1>Writ application denied:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0596.K.action.pdf">2024-K-00596&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JAYDEN M. BOYD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1076.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01076&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL TURNER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />Weimer, C. J., recused.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-1093.KH.action.pdf">2024-KH-01093&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JUSTIN JUUL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Ascension)</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0179.CC.action.pdf">2025-CC-00179&nbsp;DAMIEN KNOCKUM VS. VAUGHAN INDUSTRIES, LLC, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br /><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0179.CC.jdh.grant.pdf">Hughes, J., would grant and assigns reasons.</a><br />Griffin, J., would grant.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/25-0238.KK.action.pdf">2025-KK-00238&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KELLY D. SANDERFORD</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lincoln)<br />McCallum, J., recused.<br />Griffin, J., would grant.<br />Guidry, J., would grant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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