State Of Louisiana v. Cedric Emerson

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 1100

VERSUS

CEDRIC EMERSON NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In Re: Cedric Emerson, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd
Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No.
38, 852.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., PENZATO AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The district court previously referred

relator' s pro se motions to defense counsel pursuant to State v.
Thibodeaux, 2017- 0705 ( La. 12/ 6/ 17), 236 So. 3d 1253 ( per

curiam). Thus, the matter is now remanded to the district court
to conduct a contradictory hearing. As it appears defense
counsel has failed to respond to the court' s orders, a date
should be set for counsel to file a response. If defense counsel
refuses to adopt relator' s motions, then during the hearing, the

court should evaluate the disruptive potential of the motions in
light of State v. Melon, 95- 2209 ( La. 9/ 22/ 95), 660 So. 2d 466,
before determining whether to conduct a hearing consistent with

State v. Alexander, 2007- 1236 ( La. App. 3d Cir. 4/ 9/ 08), 980
So. 2d 877, as set forth in Thibodeaux.

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