Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Darrell J. ROBINSON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2017-02-10
Citations: 210 So. 3d 797
Docket Number: NO. 2017-OK-0012
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Darrell J. ROBINSON
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 210
Pages: 797–798

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Darrell J. ROBINSON
NO. 2017-OK-0012
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
02/10/2017

Opinion:
CRICHTON, J.
additionally concurs and assigns reasons:
hi agree with the Court's order that the motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief should be denied, as it is not in compliance with Louisiana Supreme Court Rule VII, § 12. Specifically, there is no pending application before this Court involving this defendant's proceedings, and therefore, no legal recourse we can take in response to counsel's allegations. Moreover, I write separately to note that the brief is submitted by a lawyer, an officer of the court, who is bound by the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct. In my view, the filing skirts perilously close to a violation of Rule 3.5(d) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, which prohibits conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal. Furthermore, counsel's "amicus curiae" brief clearly does not comport with this Court's unequivocal rule regarding amicus briefs, and as a result, in my view, could be considered a frivolous filing, which is prohibited by Rule 3.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct.