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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 #049</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">11th day of December, 2020</span> are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Hughes, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0447.KK.OPN.pdf">2020-KK-00447 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RODERICK L. COVINGTON, SAMANTHA KELLY, AND KIFFANY SPEARS</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />REVERSED; DISTRICT COURT RULINGS REINSTATED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.</p><p>Johnson, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Weimer, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Genovese, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0462.C.OPN.pdf">2020-C-00462 SHEROME HANKTON VS. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS (UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL), THROUGH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND DR. JOHN DOE</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />AFFIRMED IN PART. AMENDED IN PART. AND AFFIRMED AS AMENDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.<br />Retired Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr., assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Chief Justice Bernette Johnson, recused.</p><p>Weimer, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Boddie, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0313.CA.OPN.pdf">2020-CA-00313 KHRISTY GOINS RISMILLER, TUTRIX FOR DANIEL EDWARD GOINS VS. GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY, MARK ISIAH GORDON AND KEITH BOONE TRUCKING, LLC C/W DAVID WATTS VS. MARK GORDON, KENNETH BOONE dba BOONE TRUCKING, KEITH BOONE TRUCKING AND GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY C/W SHEILA SMITH VS. GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY, KENNETH CHAD BOONE D/B/A BOONE TRUCKING, AND MARK GORDON C/W SUCCESSION OF RICHARD STEWART, JR., RAYMOND KELLY, DONNA KELLY, RICHARD STEWART, SR. AND VERA ANITA STEWART VS. MARK ISIAH GORDON, KENNETH BOONE, KEITH BOONE TRUCKING, LLC AND GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Concordia)<br />VACATED IN PART; AFFIRMED IN PART; AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.</p><p>Johnson, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Weimer, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reason.<br />Crain, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Weimer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/19-2004.K.OPN.pdf">2019-K-02004 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. TYRONE D. JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Richland)<br />REVERSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.</p><p>Johnson, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0916.B.OPN.pdf">2020-B-00916 IN RE: JOSLYN RENEE ALEX</a><br />DISCIPLINE IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.</p><p>Crichton, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0300.KK.OPN.pdf">2020-KK-00300 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. RONALD SEWELL</a> (Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />REVERSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.</p><p>Johnson, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Weimer, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2020/20-0692.B.OPN.pdf">2020-B-00692 IN RE: JAYMESKI PULLINS-GORHAM</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Retired Judge James H. Boddie, Jr., heard this case as Justice pro tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 4 of the Supreme Court. He is now appearing as an ad hoc for Justice Jay B. McCallum.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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