State Of Louisiana v. Anthony Strong

Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 08, 2020
Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
ANTHONY STRONG
No.2020-K-00483
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IN R
E: Anthony Strong - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of Rapides, 9th Judicial District Court Number(s) 333679-001, Court of
Appeal, Third Circuit, Number(s) 19-590;
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December 08, 2020
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
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12/08/2020 “See News Release 047 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents.”

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N WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL,
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R CURIAM
W
rit granted. 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,
590 U.S. ––––, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020). If the non-unanimous jury
claim was not preserved for review in the trial court or was abandoned during any
stage of the proceedings, the court of appeal should nonetheless consider the issue
as part of its error patent review. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 920(2).
The present matter was pending on direct review when Ramos v. Louisiana
was decided, and therefore the holding of Ramos applies. See Griffith v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314, 328, 107 S.Ct. 708, 716, 93 L.Ed.2d 649 (1987). Nothing herein
should be construed as a determination as to whether that ruling will apply
retroactively on state collateral review to those convictions and sentences that were
final when Ramos was decided.