State Of Louisiana v. Marcus Donte Reed

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 11, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
MARCUS DONTE REED
No. 2025-KD-00423
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IN
RE: Marcus Reed - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ, Parish
of Caddo, 1st Judicial District Court Number(s) 289870;
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April 11, 2025
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.
Crain, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Justice Cole and assigns additional
reasons.
McCallum, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Justice Cole and assigns additional
reasons.
Cole, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.
JMG
JLW
JDH
PDG
04/11/2025 "See News Release 017 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025-KD-00423
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
MARCUS DONTE REED
On Supervisory Writ to the 1st Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo
PER CURIAM
Granted. The district court is ordered to recall the warrant of execution issued
on March 31, 2025. In State v. Reed, 2014-1980, p. 70 (La. 9/7/16), 200 So.3d 291,
338, this Court ordered the following,
For the reasons assigned herein, the defendant’s conviction and death
sentence are affirmed. This judgment becomes final on direct review
when either: (1) the defendant fails to petition timely the United States
Supreme Court for certiorari; or (2) that Court denies his petition for
certiorari; and either (a) the defendant, having filed for and been denied
certiorari, fails to petition the United States Supreme Court timely,
under its prevailing rules, for rehearing of denial of certiorari; or (b)
that Court denies his petition for rehearing, the trial court shall, upon
receiving notice from this Court under La.C.Cr.P. art. 923 of finality of
direct appeal, and before signing the warrant of execution, as provided
by La. Rev. Stat. 15:567(B), immediately notify the Louisiana Indigent
Defense Assistance Board and provide the Board with reasonable time
in which: (1) to enroll counsel to represent the defendant in any State
post-conviction proceedings, if appropriate, pursuant to its authority
under La. Rev. Stat. 15:178; and (2) to litigate expeditiously the claims
raised in that application, if filed in the state courts.
(Emphasis added). In accordance with this decree, the district court is ordered to
establish a briefing schedule, subject to amendment only for good cause, so that
defendant may file a counseled supplement to his pro se post-conviction application.
Thereafter, the district court may rule on any procedural objections raised by the
state, including but not limited to La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8(B), and then, if appropriate,
hold an evidentiary hearing pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. art. 930 to address the merits of
defendant’s claims for relief.