State Of Louisiana v. Malcolm J. Chester

Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 11, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
MALCOLM J. CHESTER
No. 2024-K-00207
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IN
RE: State of Louisiana - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari,
Parish of Tangipahoa, 21st Judicial District Court Number(s) 200019, Court of
Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2023 KA 0597;
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December 11, 2024
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
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12/11/2024 "See News Release 055 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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STATE OF LOUISIANA
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L. WEIMER
JUSTICES
WLLIAM J. CRAIN
SCOTT J, CRICHTON
JEANNETTE T, KNOLL
JAY B, MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON HUGHES
PIPER O. GNIFFIN
First Oistrict
Second Districr
Third District {pro
tempore)
Fourth oistrict
Fifth District
Seventh District
400 Roysl sr., suit8 4200
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-8102
TELEPHONE (s04) 310-2300
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December 11,2024
2024-K-00207 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS, MALCOLM J. CHESTER
NOTE: FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WRIT GRANTED December 11,2024
MEMORANDUM TO COLTNSEL 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.
Sixth Diskicr
or relator, as the case mav be. must file their briefs on or before Ja nuarv 6.2 025: and
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail 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, or bona 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 of the delay for filing.
Regards,
an Chan
RC: RC
ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Charlotte H. Foster
Deputy Clerk
VEFONICA O, KOCLANES
CLERK OF COURT
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the applicant
the respondent on or before January 27.2025.
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.
12/11/24

Hon. Gary Stanga
Hon. Rodd Naquin, Clerk
21st Judicial District Court: 200019 - Div:B
Court of Appeal, First Circuit: 2023 KA 0597

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No.2024-K-00207
STATE OF LOUISIANA
vs.
MALCOLMJ. CHESTER
On Writ of Ce(iorari and/or Review
Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa, No. 200019,
Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2023 KA 0597.
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 of the State of Louisiana, on
this 1lth day of December, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Four.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
Deputy Clerk of Court