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| Sciacca v. Ives, NO. 2006-CA-1082,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, FOURTH CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Decided
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Overview: In a landlord's suit for recission of lease and eviction under La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 2704 against two cotenants, the trial court erred in finding one tenant liable for a portion of the rent the cotenants owed as the cotenants were solidary co-obligors under the terms of the lease agreement.
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| Scott v. Am. Tobacco Co., NO. 2004-CA-2095,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, FOURTH CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Where cigarette manufacturers intentionally engaged in actions designed to distort the body of public knowledge concerning smoking and health, the jury awarded the class actions plaintiffs smoking cessation programs under La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 2315 as a result of defendants' fraud and conspiracy. The claims were not barred by federal pre-emption.
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| Sowell v. Process Equip., 06-1198,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: WCJ had not erred in finding employee was injured in course of her employment, even though co-employee denied accident occurred and employee continued to work and did not seek medical treatment for nearly three months as, inter alia, safety man on night shift stated that an accident occurring while the employee was working had been reported to him.
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| State v. Authement, 06-1182,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: Evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of knowingly and intentionally possessing methamphetamine and cocaine, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:967(C), since (1) defendant had put a roll of toilet paper he was issued into bag containing his personal items; and (2) upon a search of the roll, a deputy discovered that drugs had been stuffed in its core.
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| State v. Brandenburg, 06-1158,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: Evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction for aggravated burglary, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:60, because in the morning, defendant slapped the victim and threatened to cut his child's throat, when he returned to the house, despite being told that he was not welcome, he kicked down the front door and beat the victim.
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| State v. Despanie, KA 06-1269,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: Defendant, nursing assistant, raped 92-year-old woman suffering from dementia. His sentence of 25 years was not excessive, La. Const. art. I, § 20, as 1) co-worker stated that victim was not of sound mind; and 2) although originally charge with aggravated rape, he received benefit of pleading no contest to simple rape, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:43.
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| State v. Findlay, 06-1050,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: In manslaughter and attempted second degree murder case, defendant's sentence was not excessive as (1) potential sentence was 160 years, but a plea agreement capped her sentence at 40 years; and (2) sentences were warranted by violent, cruel nature of crimes against the victims and the lengths to which she went to prevent detection of the crimes.
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| State v. Hunter, 06-1156,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: Probable cause existed to arrest defendant for possession of marijuana upon deputy seeing suspected marijuana residue on his shirt and smelling marijuana smoke on him. Thus, record supported determination that search of defendant's person, in which deputy found two Ecstasy pills on him, was a valid search incident to arrest, La. Const. art. I, § 5.
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| State v. Johnson, 06-1263,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Opinion Rendered
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Overview: Evidence was insufficient to prove second degree murder, but supported a conviction of manslaughter, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:31, because defendant was asleep when the victim arrived, he did not want the victim in his home, he was tricked into opening his door, and defendant then had to fight to keep the victim out.
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| State v. Mendenhall, No. 40,986-KA,
COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, SECOND CIRCUIT, February 7, 2007, Judgment Rendered
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Overview: Defendant failed to inquire as to identity of confidential informant before entering guilty plea and failed to reserve right to raise issue on appeal. Pursuant to La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 894.1 and La. Const. art. 1, § 20, sentence was not shocking or grossly disproportionate as it was at low range and defendant received benefit of a plea.
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