State Of Louisiana v. Casen Carver

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1213

VERSUS

CASEN CARVER MARCH 19, 2026

In Re: Casen Carver, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
DC-23-02251.

BEFORE: McCLENDON, C.J., GREENE AND STROMBERG, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The State’s motion to recuse is timely, as it
was filed the day after discovery of the fact constituting the
ground upon which the motion is based and more than thirty days
prior to the previously scheduled trial date. We agree that the
prior rulings by the trial judge and the judge’s exposure to
allegedly prejudicial information regarding the victim’s prior
sexual history do not justify recusal, as adverse rulings performed
within a judge’s authority do not show bias or prejudice warranting
recusal. See State v. Clues~Alexander, 2024-95 (ha. App. 3d Cir.
4/16/25), 409 So.3d 532, 539, writ denied, 2025-00634 (La.
11/25/25), 421 So.3d 535. There has been no allegation or showing
that the trial judge harbors any actual bias or that she is not a
diligent district court judge. However, in the interest of justice
and to safeguard public confidence in the judiciary, the standard
enunciated by the Louisiana Supreme Court requires recusal in this
matter. See e.g., State v. Mire, 2023-01010 (La. 12/5/23), 373
So.3d 709 (per curiam).

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