3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 10/31/07 To 10/31/07

Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

KA 07 00092

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DWAYNE DEMOUCHET

Date Filed: 01/24/2007

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 04-1512

Trial Judge: Hon. Gerard B. Wattigny

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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CA 07 00119

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

RAPHAEL VALLOT, ET AL.

Date Filed: 01/30/2007

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 105961-D

Trial Judge: Hon. William D. Hunter

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Dissents

Remarks: and assigns written reasons

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Opinions written by: Hon. John D. Saunders

CA 07 00408

CYNTHIA BRIDGES, DEPT. OF REV., STATE OF LA.

VERSUS

CLARK L. WHITE

Date Filed: 04/03/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20056428

Trial Judge: Hon. John Damian Trahan

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed in Part and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Opinion Remarks: REVERSED IN PART, AFFIRMED IN PART, REMANDED.

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KA 07 00422

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CORNELIUS GUILLORY, JR.

Date Filed: 04/05/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 7224-04

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Amended and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Opinion Remarks: CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES AFFIRMED

AS AMENDED, WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED.

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KA 07 00449

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

THOMAS O. HOUSTON

Date Filed: 04/11/2007

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 69897

Trial Judge: Hon. Vernon Bruce Clark

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Opinion Remarks: SENTENCE AFFIRMED AS

AMENDED, WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

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WCA 07 00497

R. E. HEIDT CONSTRUCTION CO., ET AL.

VERSUS

HENRY FRANCIS

Lead Case WCA 07 0000497 consolidated with WCA 07 0000498

Date Filed: 04/23/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 02-08360 C/W 03-01646

Trial Judge: Sam L. Lowery

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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WCA 07 00498

HENRY FRANCIS

VERSUS

R. E. HEIDT CONSTRUCTION CO.

Lead Case WCA 07 0000497 consolidated with WCA 07 0000498

Date Filed: 04/23/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 03-01646 C/W 02-08360

Trial Judge: Sam L. Lowery

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

KA 07 00252

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

MICHAEL W. COLTON

Date Filed: 02/28/2007

Trial Court: BEAUREGARD

Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: CR216-06

Trial Judge: Hon. Herman I. Stewart Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks -Dissents in part

         and assigns written reasons

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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KA 07 00569

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JAMES OLIVER MCKEEHAN, JR.

Date Filed: 05/09/2007

Trial Court: Cameron

Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 115137-40

Trial Judge: Hon. H. Ward Fontenot

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter - Dissents in Part

Remarks: and assigns written reasons

Opinion Remarks: CONVICTION AND SENTENCE

AFFIRMED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

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KA 07 00621

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JOHNNIE M. LEFEAR

Date Filed: 05/18/2007

Trial Court: OTHER

Other

Trial Court Number: 250431

Trial Judge: Hon. John D. Mosley

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 07 00668

JAMES J. CONVY, III

VERSUS

KAREN ANN LOFTIN

Date Filed: 05/30/2007

Trial Court: EVANGELINE

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 68480-B

Trial Judge: Thomas F. Fuselier

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 07 00688

MAC NORMAND

VERSUS

VILLAGE OF HESSMER

Date Filed: 06/04/2007

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2006-9329-B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 07 00704

LUCINDA E. CONNER-ELLIS

VERSUS

HARVEY LEO ELLIS, JR.

Date Filed: 06/06/2007

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 01-C-2280-D

Trial Judge: Donald Wayne Hebert

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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CA 07 00709

ANGELINA JACK, ET AL.

VERSUS

KAYLA THIBODEAUX, ET AL.

Date Filed: 06/06/2007

Trial Court: EVANGELINE

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 65817-A

Trial Judge: John Larry Vidrine

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

Hon. J. David Painter

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

CA 07 00190

CHRISTIAN D. CHESSON

VERSUS

SARAH REBECCA DUHON CHESSON

Date Filed: 02/15/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-2782

Trial Judge: Guy Ernest Bradberry

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Reversed in Part; Affirmed in Part

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Opinion Remarks: REVERSED IN PART, AFFIRMED IN PART,

AND REMANDED.

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KA 07 00423

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

TIMOTHY D. PERKINS

Date Filed: 04/05/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 5949-05

Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Conviction Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

Opinion Remarks: CONVICTION AFFIRMED;

SENTENCE NOT CONSIDERED.

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CA 07 00424

ANNIE MAE NUNEZ

VERSUS

MICHAEL I. TRIBE, ET AL.

Date Filed: 04/05/2007

Trial Court: Vermilion

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 79144-B

Trial Judge: Hon. Jules David Edwards III

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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KA 07 00427

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

RAYMOND ROGERS

Date Filed: 04/09/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 16972-05

Trial Judge: Hon. R. Richard Bryant Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Convict Affirmed; Sent Vacated; Remand for Re-Sent

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 07 00501

FIRESTONE POLYMERS

VERSUS

CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM, ET AL.

Date Filed: 04/23/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2002-600

Trial Judge: Hon. R. Richard Bryant Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

CA 07 00352

LESLIE R. ROACH, ET AL.

VERSUS

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO.

Date Filed: 03/21/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2001-5384

Trial Judge: David Kent Savoie

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Dissents

Remarks: and assigns written reasons

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

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KA 07 00453

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

J.M.

Date Filed: 04/11/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 11735-03

Trial Judge: Hon. G. Michael Canaday

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. James T. Genovese

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KA 07 00490

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

JAMES B. WILLIAMS

Date Filed: 04/20/2007

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 70039

Trial Judge: Hon. Vernon Bruce Clark

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. James T. Genovese

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WCA 07 00552

CHESTER J. FREDERICK

VERSUS

PORT AGGREGATES, INC.

Date Filed: 05/04/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 04-08897

Trial Judge: Charlotte A. L. Bushnell

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. James T. Genovese

Opinion Remarks: AFFIRMED. ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY FEES

AWARDED FOR WORK PERFORMED ON APPEAL.

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CA 07 00573

HENRY LORELL GRAHAM

VERSUS

AMBERG TRUCKING, INC.

Date Filed: 05/09/2007

Trial Court: Grant

Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 17,330

Trial Judge: Hon. W. Peyton Cunningham, Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 07 00575

FREDDIE MOUTON, ET AL.

VERSUS

MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/09/2007

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 107329-d

Trial Judge: Hon. William D. Hunter

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. James T. Genovese

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Opinions written by: Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

KA 07 00459

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BRIAN GANN

Date Filed: 04/12/2007

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 135453B

Trial Judge: Hon. William Bennett

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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KA 07 00482

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

CHAD E. BATISTE

Date Filed: 04/18/2007

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-K-3023-C

Trial Judge: Hon. Alonzo Harris

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 07 00514

CHARLES HARRISON

VERSUS

DR. ANDREW MINARDI, ET AL.

Date Filed: 04/27/2007

Trial Court: EVANGELINE

Thirteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 68579-B

Trial Judge: Thomas F. Fuselier

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 07 00541

THOMAS C. WILLIAMS

VERSUS

JOYCE WILLIAMS

Date Filed: 05/02/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 186,934

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 07 00574

GREG GRIFFIN

VERSUS

SHOP-A-LOTT, INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/09/2007

Trial Court: Natchitoches

Tenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-77380 Div. A

Trial Judge: Hon. Eric Roger Harrington

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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CA 07 00579

HARRY JOHN WALSH, JR., ET AL.

VERSUS

DR. JASON MORRIS, ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/10/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 224,306

Trial Judge: Hon. George Clarence Metoyer Jr

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Marc T. Amy

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. James T. Genovese

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Opinions written by: Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

KA 07 00582

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

GERALD RAY LEWIS

Date Filed: 05/10/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 5752-05

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

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KA 07 00600

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

EDDIE W. NORTHCUTT

Date Filed: 05/14/2007

Trial Court: BEAUREGARD

Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: CR764-05

Trial Judge: Hon. Stuart S. Kay Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 10/31/07 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published