State v. Willis

Supreme Court of Louisiana August 3, 1999

State v. Willis, 747 So. 2d 39 (La. 1999)

1999 La. LEXIS 2099; 1999 WL 618131

Calogero, Johnson

Opinion of the Court

In re Willis, Jo et al; Shoemaker, Kim; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court, Div. “K”, No. 98-7006, 98-7208; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 99-K-667.

Stay order denied. Writ denied. In case of an adverse judgment, defendants may reraise this issue on appeal.

Dissenting Opinion

CALOGERO, C.J.,

would grant the stay order. In some seventeen cases pending in this Court from Orleans Parish, there has been a declaration of unconstitutionality with regard to La.Rev.Stat. 14:89 A(l) and/or 14:89 A(2): 99-KA-2014, 99-KA-2015, 99-KA-2016, 99-KA-2017, 99-KA-2018, 99-KA-2019, 99-KA-2020, 99-KA-2082, 99-KA-2083, 99-KA-2088, 99-KA-2089, 99-KA-2090, 99-KA-2901, 99-KA-2092, 99-KA-2093, 99-KA-2094, and 99-KA-0606. I would await the outcome of those cases before permitting this prosecution to go forward.

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Jo WILLIS and Kim Shoemaker
Status: Published