2023-K-00008 Precedential Writ granted. Processed

State Of Louisiana v. Sharrieff M. Kent

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed September 6, 2023

Also decided on this docket: La., March 22, 2024

Opinion text

Supreme Court of Louisiana
September 06, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
SHARRIEFF M. KENT
No. 2023-K-00008
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N RE: State of Louisiana - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of Plaquemines, 25th Judicial District Court Number(s) 21- 1602, Court of
Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2022-KA-0423;
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September 06, 2023
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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09/06/2023 "See News Release 037 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

Suprtme Awil
STATE OF LOUISIANA
frptu (Drleans
CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L, WEIMER
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J, CRAIN
SCOTT J. CBICHTON
JAM€S T, GENOVESE
JAY B, MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON D. HUGHES III
PIPER D. GRIFFIN
First Oistrict
S6cond District
Third District
Founh District
Fifth District
S6venth District
VERONICA O. KOCLANES
CLERK OF COUFT
400 Hoyal St., Suit€ 4200
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130.8102
TELEPHONE (s04) 310,2300
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September 06.2023
2023-K-00008 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHARRIEFF M. KENT
NOTE:FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED September 06,2023
MEMORANDUM TO COT]NSEL IN CAPTIONED CASE:
Please be advised that the above-captioned matter will be set for oral argument on this
Court's next available docket. A copy of the official docket with the specific date and time
of oral argument will be mailed out.
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the arrrrlicant
or relator, as the case may be, must file their briefs on or befoqe ,Qc!qbe{!Q23; a41!
the respondent on or before October 23,2023.
Oral argument will be waived if brief is untimely filed. Briefs submitted on legal sized paper
should be fastened at the top. All briefs should be backed with the customary "Blueback" or
other flexible material. In criminal proceedings, the court directs that counsel must file a
brief. Failure to do so may subject counsel to a penalty of contempt of Court.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the maii shall be deemed
timely filed if mailed on or before the due date. If the brief is received by mail on the first
legal day following the expiration of the delay, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it
was timely filed. In all cases where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the
mailing shall be shown only by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service, orbona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time of mailing which indicates the
date thereof. Any other date stamp, such as a private commercial mail meter stamp, or label
from an Automated Postal Center, shall not be used to establish timeliness.
Briefs forwarded by private delivery or courier service shall be deemed timely filed only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
Regards.
yan Chan
Sixrh Oistrict
RC: RC
Depuq Clerk
09/06/23

ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Kevin Conner
Hon. Kim Turlich-Vaughan
Hon. Justin I. Woods, Clerk
25th Judicial District Court: 21-1602
Court of Appeal, Fourrh Circuit: 2022-KA-0423

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2023-K-00008
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
SHARRIEFF M. KENT
On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review
Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Plaquemines, No.2l-1602;
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2022-KA-0423.
And, whereas, the Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of the
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit- "It is
ordered that the writ of review issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the record in Duplicate ofthe case; and that counsel for all parties
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby
commanded, in the name of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule l. at the
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court ofthe State ofLouisiana, on
this 6th day of September, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Three.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
Deputy Clerk of Court