Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2009

State v. Burton

State v. Burton
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided December 18, 2009
23 So. 3d 927; 2009 La. LEXIS 3636 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Burton

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Lafayette, 15th Judicial District Court Div. K, No. 117938; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. KW 09-01370.

GRANTED. The Court of Appeal did not have the authority to consolidate a case with those pending before the ad hoc judge, Rae Swent, whose authority to hear those specific cases comes from this Court’s order. The Court of Appeal’s ruling is reversed, and the stay is lifted.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.