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31 Mar 2011, 4:49 am by Maxwell Kennerly
Thompson opinion released earlier this week: The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office now concedes that, in prosecuting respondent John Thompson for attempted armed robbery, prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that should have been turned over to the defense under Brady v. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 3:00 am by SHG
Thompson, it just got harder.Here's the background from the case summary: Petitioner the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office concedes that, in prosecuting respondent Thompson for attempted armed robbery, prosecutors violated Brady v. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 7:52 pm by Jeralyn
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]
29 Mar 2011, 10:57 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Here is the syllabus: Petitioner the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office concedes that, in prosecuting respondent Thompson for attempted armed robbery, prosecutors violated Brady v. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 8:50 am by SOIssues
"We moved to New Orleans, and he went someplace else," [name withheld] says. [read post]
10 Oct 2010, 7:38 am by Jessica Fitts - Guest
Representing the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, Stuart K. [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]
6 Oct 2010, 3:02 am by Renee Newman Knake
The Connick case involves a $14 million jury verdict against the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office for the failure to train its lawyers about Brady-violations, a failure that led to the wrongful conviction of John Thompson. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 5:26 am by Jessica Fitts - Guest
In 2003, Thompson sued the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, as well as several individuals in their official capacities. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 8:27 pm by cdw
Thompson where the New Orleans Parish DA challenges an award of $14 million to John Thompson;  the district attorney’s office failed to train its lawyers about its discovery obligations under the federal constitution. [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 7:07 am by Erin Miller
Ruling denying retrial below and judgment below (District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; 5th Circuit en banc panel split evenly, affirming the district court decision) 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: Belleque v. [read post]
14 Mar 2010, 10:47 pm by admin
“It’s one of the most important threats to water quality right now,” said Miyoko Sakashita, a senior attorney at the group’s San Francisco office. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 10:33 pm by SOIssues
It would reduce the current multistep process getting a subpoena checked off by a district attorney and judge. [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]
1 Oct 2009, 5:48 pm by admin
A federal inspection of bulk storage facilities located at 1585 Techoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and 1445 MacArthur Avenue, Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on May 22, 2009, revealed the facilities SPCC p [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]
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]