State Of Louisiana v. Ernest Mills

Supreme Court of Louisiana
September 16, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
ERNEST MILLS
No. 2025-KP-00512
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N RE: State of Louisiana - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of Orleans Criminal, Criminal District Court Number(s) 472- 876, Court of
Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2025-K-0106;
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September 16, 2025
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
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09/16/2025 "See News Release 041 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 25-KP-00512
STATE OF LOUISIANA
v.
ERNEST MILLS
ON SUPERVISORY WRIT TO THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ORLEANS
PER CURIAM:
Writ granted. The district court’s ruling granting an evidentiary hearing
is reversed, and the defendant’s application for post-conviction relief is dismissed
for the reasons assigned by Judge Lobrano, dissenting in the court below.
State v. Mills, 2025-K-0106 (La. App. 4 Cir. 3/25/25) (unpub’d) (Lobrano, J.,
dissenting with reasons).