State of Louisiana v. Corlious C. Dyson
Also decided on this docket: La. Ct. App. 3d Cir., May 17, 2017
State of Louisiana v. Corlious C. Dyson, No. KA-0017-0021 (La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. May 5, 2021).
Authorities cited
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- State v. Dyson 220 So. 3d 785
- State v. Dyson 261 So. 3d 784
Opinion text
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT
17-21
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
CORLIOUS C. DYSON
AKA CORLIOUS CORALL DYSON
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APPEAL FROM THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, NO. CR 140554
HONORABLE EDWARD D. RUBIN, DISTRICT JUDGE,
ON REMAND FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
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SHANNON J. GREMILLION
JUDGE
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Court composed of Shannon J. Gremillion, John E. Conery, and Candyce G. Perret,
Judges.
CONVICTION VACATED. REMANDED.
Hon. Keith A. Stutes
Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney
Cynthia K. Simon
Assistant District Attorney
P. O. Box 3306
Lafayette, LA 70502-3306
(337) 232-5170
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana
Chad M. Ikerd
Louisiana Appellate Project
P.O.Box 2125
Lafayette, LA 70502
(225) 806-2930
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Corlious C. Dyson
GREMILLION, Judge.
Defendant, Corlious C. Dyson, was indicted for the August 26, 2012 second
degree murder of Clement Amos. Mr. Dyson’s jury trial commenced on November
17, 2015, and on November 20, 2015, the jury returned a non-unanimous verdict of
guilty of second degree murder. The trial court sentenced Defendant to life
imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Following the pronouncement of the sentence, Defendant filed a “Motion for
Reconsideration of Sentence.” The trial court denied the motion in open court.
Defendant perfected an appeal and asserted that the evidence was insufficient
to support his conviction. We affirmed Defendant’s conviction and sentence. State
v. Dyson, 17-21 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/17/17), 220 So.3d 785. Defendant sought a writ
of certiorari or review from the Louisiana Supreme Court, which denied his
application. State v. Dyson, 17-1048 (La. 1/14/18), 261 So.3d 784.
Defendant then turned to the United States Supreme Court, which granted
certiorari and remanded the matter to this court on the basis of Ramos v. Louisiana,
590 U.S. ___, 140 S.Ct. 1390 (2019), which invalidated non-unanimous jury
convictions in serious cases. Dyson v. Louisiana, ___U.S. ___, 140 S.Ct. 2710
(2020). In light of Ramos, we vacate Defendant’s conviction and remand to the trial
court for a new trial.