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29 Mar 2011, 7:52 pm by Jeralyn
Instead, the evidence demonstrated that misperception and disregard of Brady’s disclosure requirements were pervasive in Orleans Parish. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 10:22 am by Steve Hall
He was set free 18 years later after his lawyers discovered that the New Orleans prosecutors who put him on trial had deliberately concealed evidence — a blood sample taken at the scene of the carjacking — that could have proved his innocence.Once he was free, Thompson sued the Orleans Parish district attorney's office, alleging that his rights were violated because prosecutors were poorly trained. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 9:33 am by Law Office of Marcia G. Shein, P.C.
Thompson sued the Orleans Parish district attorney's office once he was exonerated, alleging that his rights were violated because prosecutors were poorly trained. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 12:47 pm by Suzanne Ito, ACLU
A former chief judge in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court once wondered: “[H]ow can you describe a system where the City pays $23 a day to the Sheriff to house someone in the Jail for 30 days to collect $100 as anything other than crazy? [read post]
5 Apr 2010, 6:20 pm by cdw
The Justice Project’s John Terzano notes, “Jailhouse Snitches Sabotage Justice with Unreliable Evidence,” Earlier this month, Orleans Parish District Judge Lynda Van Davis granted a new trial for Michael Anderson, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in a trial plagued with problematic evidence. [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 4:04 am by cdw
In Louisiana, an Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge  granted a new trial for Michael Anderson finding  prosecutors withheld a two-hour videotaped interview with the sole eyewitness to the crime. [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 1:33 pm by Steve Hall
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro will hold a news conference Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. outside his headquarters at 619 S. [read post]
7 Mar 2010, 8:11 pm by cdw
”  “ In Louisiana, an Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge  granted a new trial for Michael Anderson finding  prosecutors witheld a two-hour videotaped interview with the sole eyewitness to the crime. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 10:33 pm by SOIssues
" The proposals would move Louisiana's standards closer to some of the stiffer federal penalties for the offenses, possibly giving more impetus for local law enforcement agencies to pursue cases in the parish and state courts rather than referring them to the federal justice system. [read post]
15 Feb 2010, 2:20 pm by Erin Miller
Opinion below (5th Circuit, en banc) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioners’ reply Amicus brief of the National District Attorneys Association Amicus brief of Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorneys Title: Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. v. [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 1:19 pm
But Thompson, 46, is best known as the man who is trying to collect on a $14 million federal court judgment against the Orleans Parish district attorney's office, after he spent 14 years on death row. [read post]
1 Mar 2009, 6:13 pm
Tammany Parish, was incarcerated from age 17 until his release at age 36. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 7:06 pm
The story continues: These days, Taylor, 30, remains in Orleans Parish Prison awaiting a new trial, and District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro's office is preparing to start from scratch.But his staff might not get a chance to try the case. [read post]
31 Dec 2008, 1:33 pm
So reads this headline from the Times-Picayune.Judge Bigelow served 15 years on the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. [read post]
25 Dec 2008, 4:24 pm
" The Advocate described the facts of the case as follows: Marisol Tucker attempted to move the child custody and support lawsuit from state district court in Plaquemines Parish to one in Orleans Parish. [read post]
21 Dec 2008, 7:43 pm
Thompson was then re-tried by the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, and was acquitted. ----- It's a damn shame that this can happen - and I'm glad that Mr. [read post]
25 Aug 2008, 12:28 pm
The prosecution's theory was that Spears "actions constituted computer fraud because she affected the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Docket Master Computer, where all entries involving a defendant's case are maintained. [read post]
20 Mar 2008, 8:55 am
" While Williams was a Jefferson Parish assistant district attorney, he sent seven men to Death Row, including Snyder. [read post]