3rd Circuit Court of Appeal

Press Release

Opinions Rendered From 03/05/08 To 03/05/08

Opinions written by: Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

KA 07 01039

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

D. H. B.

Date Filed: 08/22/2007

Trial Court: Sabine

Eleventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 61235

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Edward Burgess

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CW 07 01206

MRS. CHERIE BENJAMIN, ET AL

VERSUS

FIRST HORIZON INS. CO., ET AL

Lead Case CA 07 0001321 consolidated with CW 07 0001206

Date Filed: 09/28/2007

Trial Court: Jefferson Davis

Thirty-First Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-534-87

Trial Judge: Hon. Anne Lennan Simon

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Writ Denied

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 07 01272

THOMAS NEIL GUIDRY, JR.

VERSUS

THERESA KAISER GUIDRY

Date Filed: 10/12/2007

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 03-C-4807-D

Trial Judge: Hon. Donald Wayne Hebert

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 07 01321

CHERIE BENJAMIN, ET AL.

VERSUS

FIRST HORIZON INS. CO., ET AL.

Lead Case CA 07 0001321 consolidated with CW 07 0001206

Date Filed: 10/25/2007

Trial Court: Jefferson Davis

Thirty-First Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-534-87

Trial Judge: Hon. Anne Lennan Simon

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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CA 07 01383

AGNES D. BREAUX

VERSUS

TRISHA A. WILLIS, ET AL.

Date Filed: 11/05/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20052861

Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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JAC 07 01395

W.E.B. APPLYING FOR ADOPTION

Date Filed: 11/05/2007

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 3071145

Trial Judge: Hon. Lester P. Kees

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux - Writing

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

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Opinions written by: Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

CA 07 01028

MR. AND MRS. WADE R. GIBSON

VERSUS

DR. JOHN A. DIGIGLIA, III , ET AL.

Date Filed: 08/21/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2000-6647

Trial Judge: Hon. R. Richard Bryant Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

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Opinions written by: Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

KA 07 00979

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

LOUIS HAYES, JR.

Date Filed: 08/09/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 281,969

Trial Judge: Hon. Donald Thaddeus Johnson

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Conviction Affirmed, Sentence Vacated and Remande

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Concurs

Remarks: and assigns written reasons.

Opinion Remarks: Convictions Affirmed, Sentences Vacated

and Remanded

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CA 07 01172

CHASE BANK USA, N.A.

VERSUS

WENDY ROACH

Date Filed: 09/20/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette City Court

Lafayette City Court

Trial Court Number: 2007 CV00481

Trial Judge: Thomas Fitzgerald Porter IV

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Rendered

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 07 01208

HAZEL M. REED

VERSUS

STATE OF LA., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS

Date Filed: 09/28/2007

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 06-C-5038-C

Trial Judge: Hon. Alonzo Harris

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 07 01215

WILSON R. MORRISON, ET AL.

VERSUS

BETTY J. JEANE, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/01/2007

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 76,271, Div. B

Trial Judge: Hon. John C. Ford

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 07 01218

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA

VERSUS

ALEXANDRIA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/01/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 224,406

Trial Judge: Hon. Harry Fred Randow

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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KA 08 00080

CITY OF LAFAYETTE

VERSUS

JOSEPH GARY AMOS, SR.

Date Filed: 01/22/2008

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 103729

Trial Judge: Hon. Kristian Dennis Earles

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Appeal Dismissed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir - Writing

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

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Opinions written by: Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

KA 07 01000

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

DENNIS CHARLES ALFRED

Date Filed: 08/14/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 110517

Trial Judge: Hon. Edward D. Rubin

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed and Remanded with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 07 01184

JESSIE LEARY, III, ET AL.

VERSUS

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO. INS. CO., ET AL.

Date Filed: 09/25/2007

Trial Court: Avoyelles

Twelfth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2006-9025-A

Trial Judge: Hon. Mark A. Jeansonne

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 07 01203

RENE WINDHAM HARPER

VERSUS

RANDOLPH WALLACE HARPER

Date Filed: 09/27/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 904907

Trial Judge: Hon. Phyllis M. Keaty

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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CA 07 01222

MADELINE GUILLORY

VERSUS

BOYD LOUISIANA RACING INC., ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/02/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2003-5898

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Lane Wyatt

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Writing

Hon. Marc T. Amy

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Opinions written by: Hon. Marc T. Amy

KA 07 01027

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

TERRY HOWARD SMITH JR.

Date Filed: 08/20/2007

Trial Court: Sabine

Eleventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 62025

Trial Judge: Hon. Robert Edward Burgess

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

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WCA 07 01201

WANETTA IVORY

VERSUS

SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

Date Filed: 09/27/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 4

Trial Court Number: 03-08331

Trial Judge: Hon. Sharon Morrow

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed in Part, Amended in Part, and Rendered.

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters - Concurs

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Opinion Remarks: REVERSED IN PART, AFFIRMED AS AMENDED IN

PART, AND RENDERED. ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY FEES AWARDED

FOR WORK PERFORMED ON APPEAL.

PETERS, J., CONCURS IN THE RESULT EXCEPT THAT HE WOULD

AWARD $5,000.00 AS ATTORNEY FEES FOR WORK PERFORMED

ON APPEAL.

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CA 07 01205

CHANDA HESTER

VERSUS

JOHN T. NING, M.D., ET AL.

Date Filed: 09/27/2007

Trial Court: Vernon

Thirtieth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 74,052, Div. B

Trial Judge: Hon. John C. Ford

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

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CA 07 01209

LISA JOHNSON, ET AL.

VERSUS

ASHLEY CITIZEN, ET AL.

Date Filed: 09/28/2007

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-C-0358-B

Trial Judge: Hon. Ellis J. Daigle

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

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CA 07 01223

LAMONTEANSON CHENEVERT

VERSUS

WILLIAM EARL HILTON, SHERIFF, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/02/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 174,955

Trial Judge: Hon. John C. Davidson

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Oswald A. Decuir

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Marc T. Amy - Writing

Opinion Remarks: MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL DENIED.

AFFIRMED.

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Opinions written by: Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

CW 07 01145

JOHN L. GERMANY, ET AL

VERSUS

TEXACO, INC., ET AL

Date Filed: 09/18/2007

Trial Court: Iberia

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 101775

Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Writ Denied

Opinion Panel:

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Jimmie C. Peters

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

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WCA 07 01227

MARY DANTLEY

VERSUS

LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Date Filed: 10/02/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Office of Workers' Compensation - # 3

Trial Court Number: 05-04907

Trial Judge: Hon. Charlotte A. L. Bushnell

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 07 01238

CAROLYN STROHE

VERSUS

CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Date Filed: 10/04/2007

Trial Court: Calcasieu

Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 2005-562

Trial Judge: David Kent Savoie

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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CA 07 01264

MAURICE BAROUSSE, ET AL.

VERSUS

WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/11/2007

Trial Court: St. Martin

Sixteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-69971

Trial Judge: Hon. Keith Rayne Jules Comeaux

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Concurs

Remarks: in the result and assigns additional reasons

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan - Writing

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

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Opinions written by: Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion

KA 07 01059

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

KIMBERLY SAMPY

Date Filed: 08/28/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 103883

Trial Judge: Hon. Durwood Wayne Conque

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed with Instructions

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

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CA 07 01371

SOUTHWEST RICE MILL CO., INC.

VERSUS

KURT SMITH, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/31/2007

Trial Court: Acadia

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 84722

Trial Judge: Hon. Herman C. Clause

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed as Amended

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

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CA 07 01426

JAB OF OAKDALE, LLC

VERSUS

OAKWOOD INN DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Date Filed: 11/09/2007

Trial Court: Allen

Thirty-Third Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2006-484

Trial Judge: Hon. Patricia C. Cole

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux

Hon. John D. Saunders

Hon. Glenn B. Gremillion - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett

KA 07 01033

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BENJIMAN SHANE RIVERS

Date Filed: 08/21/2007

Trial Court: Sabine

Eleventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 61554

Trial Judge: Hon. Stephen Bruce Beasley

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Conviction Affirmed, Sentence Vacated and Remande

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

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CA 07 01235

EDDIE J. GUILBEAUX

VERSUS

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF OPELOUSAS, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/03/2007

Trial Court: ST. LANDRY

Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 05-C-5143-D

Trial Judge: Hon. Donald Wayne Hebert

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Concurs

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

Opinion Remarks: Cooks, J., concurs in the result and

assigns additional reasons.

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CA 07 01246

SUCCESSION OF WILLIAM J. MOSS

Date Filed: 10/05/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 890597

Trial Judge: Hon. Thomas R. Duplantier

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks - Concurs

Remarks: in the result

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

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CA 07 01254

JEREMY CAMPIONE

VERSUS

ANDREW ALDERMAN, ET AL.

Date Filed: 10/10/2007

Trial Court: Lafayette

Fifteenth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 20046297

Trial Judge: Hon. Edward D. Rubin

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

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CA 07 01271

THUNDERROLLS, INC.

VERSUS

OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP

Date Filed: 10/12/2007

Trial Court: BEAUREGARD

Thirty-Sixth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: C-2004-0859

Trial Judge: Hon. Stuart S. Kay Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Reversed and Remanded

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Sylvia R. Cooks

Hon. Michael G. Sullivan

Hon. Elizabeth A. Pickett - Writing

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Opinions written by: Hon. Billy Howard Ezell

CA 07 00559

LYNKEITH ZANDEL JAMES

VERSUS

SCOTT PERRY, JR., ET AL.

Date Filed: 05/07/2007

Trial Court: Rapides

Ninth Judicial District Court

Trial Court Number: 218,396

Trial Judge: Hon. Bruce C. Bennett Jr.

Opinion Rendered on: 03/05/08 - Majority Opinion Rendered

The Opinion was not Published

The Opinion - Affirmed

Opinion Panel:

Hon. Billy Howard Ezell - Writing

Hon. J. David Painter

Hon. James T. Genovese

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KA 07 00914

STATE OF LOUISIANA