Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2016

State v. Paul

State v. Paul
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 2, 2016 · Clark, Deny, Guidry, Writ
202 So. 3d 995; 2016 La. LEXIS 2145 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Paul

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

1 1 Writ granted. The district court’s ruling dismissing relator’s actual innocence claim is reversed and the claim is remanded for consideration after an evidentiary hearing. See State v. Pierre, 13-0873, p. 4 (La. 10/15/13), 125 So.3d 403, 409 (new evidence of actual innocence must be so compelling that no reasonable juror could have voted to convict with knowledge thereof); State v. Conway, 01-2808 (La. 4/12/02), 816 So.2d 290, 291 (assuming post-conviction claims of actual innocence not based on DNA evidence are cognizable, they must be supported by “new, material, noncumulative and conclusive evidence which meets an extraordinarily high standard, and which undermin[e]s the prosecution’s entire case.”).

GUIDRY, J., dissents and would deny the writ. CLARK, J., dissents and would deny.

Dissenting Opinion

GUIDRY, J.,

| dissents and would deny the writ.

Dissenting Opinion

CLARK, J.,

dissenting.

|J would deny.

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