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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 #041</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>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">20th day of October, 2020</span> are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Genovese, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0323.KA.OPN.pdf">2020-KA-00323 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TAZIN ARDELL HILL</a> (Parish of Lafayette)<br />The district court's declaration that the statutes are unconstitutional and the district court's ruling granting defendant's motion to quash are affirmed.<br />AFFIRMED.</p><p>Retired Judge James Boddie, Jr., appointed Justice pro tempore, sitting for the vacancy in Louisiana Supreme Court District 4.</p><p>Weimer, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Crain, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0200.C.OPN.pdf">2020-C-00200 D90 ENERGY, LLC VS. JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH BOARD OF REVIEW</a> (Parish of Jefferson Davis)<br />D90 Energy, LLC seeks review of a court of appeal judgment reversing decisions of the Louisiana Tax Commission. We reverse and reinstate the district court's judgment, which affirms the Commission.<br />COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT REVERSED; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED.</p><p>Retired Judge James Boddie, Jr., appointed Justice pro tempore, sitting for the vacancy in Louisiana Supreme Court District 4.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1235.K.OPN.pdf">2019-K-01235 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MARGARET CAMAILLE STOCKSTILL</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />We reverse the ruling of the court of appeal, which affirmed defendant's conviction for the second degree murder of Cody Couch and her sentence of life imprisonment without parole eligibility. We vacate defendant's conviction and sentence. We remand this matter to the district court for a new trial.<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED.</p><p>Retired Judge James Boddie, Jr., appointed Justice pro tempore, sitting for the vacancy in Louisiana Supreme Court District 4.<br />Retired Judge Jimmie C. Peters appointed as Justice ad hoc sitting for Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-K-01235 only.</p><p>Hughes, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br />Crichton, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-1732.K.OPN.pdf">2019-K-01732 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NICHOLAS REVISH</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />We reverse the ruling of the court of appeal, which considered a claim that was not properly before it and erred in its analysis of that claim. Because the State failed to carry its heavy burden of showing the time to commence trial was either interrupted or suspended, we reinstate the district court's ruling, which granted defendant's motion to quash.<br />REVERSED.</p><p>Retired Judge James Boddie, Jr., appointed Justice pro tempore, sitting for the vacancy in Louisiana Supreme Court District 4.<br />Retired Judge Jimmie C. Peters appointed as Justice ad hoc sitting for Crain, J., recused in case number 2019-K-01732 only.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0387.B.OPN.pdf">2020-B-00387 IN RE: SHANE E. ROMERO</a><br />Upon review of the findings and recommendations of the hearing committee and disciplinary board, and considering the record, briefs, and oral argument, it is ordered that Shane E. Romero, Louisiana Bar Roll number 26108, be and he hereby is suspended from the practice of law for one year. All costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, &sect; 10.1, with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court&rsquo;s judgment until paid.<br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED.</p><p>Retired Judge James Boddie, Jr., appointed Justice pro tempore, sitting for the vacancy in Louisiana Supreme Court District 4.</p><p>Weimer, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for reasons assigned by Justice Weimer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0491.CC.OPN.pdf">2020-CC-00491 FREDERICK N. MEINERS, III VS. ST. TAMMANY PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 4, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />We find the district court erred in remanding the case to the Board to impose discipline other than termination. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the district court and reinstate the decision of the Board.<br />DISTRICT COURT REVERSED. DECISION OF CIVIL SERVICE BOARD REINSTATED.</p><p>Retired Judge James Boddie, Jr., appointed Justice pro tempore, sitting for the vacancy in Louisiana Supreme Court District 4.</p><p>Johnson, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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