State Of Louisiana v. Roosevelt T. Ardison

Supreme Court of Louisiana
November 24, 2020
Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS
ROOSEVELT T. ARDISON
No.2019-K-01210
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IN R
E: Roosevelt Ardison - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of Caddo, 1st Judicial District Court Number(s) 349995, Court of Appeal,
Second Circuit, Number(s) 52739KA;
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November 24, 2020
Writ application granted in part. Remanded. See per curiam.
Johnson, C.J., would additionally grant as to the suppression issue and assigns
reasons.
Genovese, J., would grant as to the suppression issue.
McCallum, J., recused.

JLW
JDH
SJC
WJC
11/24/2020 “See News Release 046 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents.”

11/24/20
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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
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. 19-K-1210
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TATE OF LOUISIANA
v.
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OOSEVELT ARDISON
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N SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE FIRST
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CADDO
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R CURIAM:
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rit granted in part. Defendant’s convictions were not final when Ramos v.
Louisiana, 590 U.S. —, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020), was decided, and
therefore the holding of Ramos applies to any non- unanimous verdicts in these
proceedings. See Griffith v. Kentucky , 479 U.S. 314, 328, 107 S.Ct. 708, 716, 93
L.Ed.2d 649 (1987). The matter is remanded to the court of appeal for further
proceedings and to conduct a new error patent review in light of Ramos v.
Louisiana. The remand order does not pertain to defendant’s conviction for
possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felonies, which was by
unanimous verdict. The application is otherwise denied.