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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 #005</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">27th day of January, 2021</span> are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Hughes, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/19-2011.C.opn.pdf">2019-C-02011 SUCCESSION OF JAMES CONWAY LINER, III</a> (Parish of Ouachita)<br />REVERSED IN PART. DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Chief Justice Johnson participated in this decision, which was argued prior to her retirement.<br />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>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-0239.C.opn.pdf">2020-C-00239 SUCCESSION OF PEGGY BLACKWELL BRUCE</a> (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Chief Justice Johnson participated in this decision, which was argued prior to her retirement.<br />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>Weimer, C.J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., concurs in the result for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Crain, J.:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/20-0747.O.opn.pdf">2020-O-00747 IN RE: F. STANTON HARDEE, III</a><br />SANCTIONS IMPOSED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Lombard, J., assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Retired Chief Justice Johnson, for oral argument. He now sits as Justice ad hoc for Justice Piper Griffin at the time this opinion is rendered.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part, dissents in part, and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/19-1792.KK.opn.pdf">2019-KK-01792 JAMAL WASHINGTON VS. STATE OF LOUISIANA</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Lombard, J., assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Retired Chief Justice Johnson, for oral argument. He now sits as Justice ad hoc for Justice Piper Griffin at the time this opinion is rendered.</p><p>Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/Opinions/2021/19-0949.K.opn.pdf">2019-K-00949 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DONASTY ANWANIQUE COHEN</a> (Parish of Rapides)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Lombard, J., assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Retired Chief Justice Johnson, for oral argument. He now sits as Justice ad hoc for Justice Piper Griffin at the time this opinion is rendered.</p><p>Crichton, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Lombard, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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