State Of Louisiana v. Keyvia Le&39;Ann Taylor

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 1109

VERSUS

KEYVIA LE'ANN TAYLOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
DC~24-01465.

BEFORE : PENZATO, LANIER, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. Newly enacted La. Code Crim. P. art. 312.1 et
seg. relates to the operation of laws regarding bond. Thus, it is
a procedural law. See e.g., State v. Washington, 2002-2196 (La.
9/13/02), 830 So.2d 288, 290 (per curiam). Pursuant to La. Code
Crim. P. art. 312.1{({A), a trial court must revoke the bond of a
defendant who was released on bail for a crime of violence, any
sex offense, or any crime involving the possession or use of a
firearm if the defendant is arrested for a felony offense on or
after August 1, 2026. Accordingly, the ruling denying the motion
to revoke bond is reversed, the motion is granted, and this matter
is remanded for further proceedings in compliance with this ruling.

AHP
WwiL

Fields, J., dissents. I find that the August 1, 2026 enactment

is substantive and thus applies prospectively only. The
legislature did not express whether the 2026 enactment of La. Code
Crim. P. art. 312.1 applies retroactively or

prospectively. Generally, there is a rule against retroactive
application of legislative enactments. See La. Civ. Code art. 6;
La. R.S. 1:2. The 2026 enactment creates a new rule mandating the
revocation of a defendant’s bond upon a felony arrest that occurs
after the prior bail undertaking that is not a part of the same
criminal episode which resulted in the arrest that is the basis
for the defendant’s current admittance to bail. Accordingly, I

would deny the writ application.

OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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