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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 #039</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">8th day of September, 2023</span>, are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Crichton, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1827.KK.OPN.pdf">2022-KK-01827&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. WILLIAM WAYNE LEE, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge Paul Bonin, appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Hughes, J., recused in case number 2022-KK-01827 only.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J. and Griffin, J. <br />Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1713.CC.OPN.pdf">2022-CC-01713&nbsp;WILLIAM MELLOR, ET AL. VS. THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, ET AL.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Griffin, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2023/22-1763.C.OPN.pdf">2022-C-01763&nbsp;IN RE: THE SUCCESSION OF DIANA BARTLETT MORGAN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />REVERSED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge Charles Porter, appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Genovese, J., recused in case number 2022-C-01763 only.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Porter, A.H.J., dissents for reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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