Search for: "Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office"
Results 61 - 80
of 173
Sorted by Relevance
|
Sort by Date
3 Nov 2011, 1:35 pm
For the third time in 16 years and the second time in two, the Orleans Parish district attorney’s office must explain itself before the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
28 Dec 2006, 12:08 pm
The indictment of the seven officers appears entirely appropriate, but Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan’s comments are not. [read post]
11 Aug 2009, 8:27 am
Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a jury's $14 million judgment against the Orleans Parish district attorney's office for misconduct in the 1985 murder trial of John Thompson.The full appellate court panel reviewed the case, which District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro inherited after his election last fall, and delivered a split decision on whether Thompson has the right to reap millions in compensation from a… [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 2:00 pm
” In his ruling, Judge Waldron highlighted several cases from 2019 where the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office secured convictions based on DNA found under a victim’s fingernails, stating: “The advent of DNA evidence has provided both the prosecution and the defense with a most valuable, convincing and compelling evidentiary tool. [read post]
27 Apr 2009, 6:58 pm
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro doesn't get it. [read post]
24 May 2012, 7:10 pm
Louisiana Is The World’s Prison Capital Criminal Defense Attorney New Orleans Elizabeth B. [read post]
25 May 2012, 6:10 pm
Louisiana Is The World’s Prison Capital Criminal Defense Attorney New Orleans Elizabeth B. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 12:17 pm
Justice Kagan said she could not understand why the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office persisted in defending its conduct. [read post]
13 Nov 2007, 12:08 pm
I do my best to post when a particularly intriguing business or law story turns up, and I won't disappoint this afternoon â€â [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 1:54 am
"DA must pay freed inmate, appeals court says; He is owed $14 million for 14 years on death row": The Times-Picayune of New Orleans today contains an article that begins, "The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to toss out a $14 million judgment against the Orleans Parish district attorney's office that a federal jury awarded last year to former death row inmate John Thompson. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 7:52 pm
In 2009, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $14 million judgment for former death row inmate John Thompson against the New Orleans District Attorney's office for prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 8:10 am
And: The prosecutors involved in my two cases, from the office of the Orleans Parish district attorney, Harry Connick Sr., helped to cover up 10 separate pieces of evidence. [read post]
28 Dec 2016, 5:03 am
It’s in the Western District of Louisiana, and its United States Attorney is Stephanie Finley. [read post]
10 Aug 2009, 1:58 pm
"A divided appeals court affirms jury's $14 million award to a former death-row inmate": The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has a news update that begins, "In a tied vote that means a mandatory affirmation of the lower court's ruling, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the $14 million jury verdict against the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office for misconduct in the 1985 murder trial of John… [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]
4 Oct 2017, 3:27 pm
Thompson in 2011 overturned the jury’s award finding that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office’s could not be held civilly liable. [read post]
19 Feb 2008, 6:50 am
Johnson of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and Judge Laurie White of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court will then participate in a question-and-answer session, including questions and comments from the audience. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 9:33 am
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]
2 Oct 2017, 2:24 pm
Prior to taking that position, she served as a prosecutor in the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office where she served as chief of felony trials and prosecuted more than 100 jury trials. [read post]
23 Mar 2012, 9:01 am
But twice in the past two years the alleged misconduct of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office has been the subject of a case before the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
