Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Richard JONES
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-09-19
Citations: 701 So. 2d 142
Docket Number: No. 97-KP-0913
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Richard JONES.
Judges: JOHNSON, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 701
Pages: 142–143

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Richard JONES.
No. 97-KP-0913.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 19, 1997.

Opinion:
In re Jones, Richard; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "G", No. 253-412; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97KW-0398.
Writ granted in part; denied in part. The court of appeal lacked jurisdiction to grant the state's writ. La. Const, art. V, Sec. 5(E). Its judgment is therefore void. However, the district court likewise lacked jurisdiction to entertain relator's motion for a new trial, and its judgment is also void. La.C.Cr.P. art. 916. In all other respects the application is denied.
JOHNSON, J., not on panel.