State ex rel. Medford v. State

747 So. 2d 1112, 1999 La. LEXIS 2923, 1999 WL 780994

Opinion

IN RE: Medford, Thomas; — Plaintiffs); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of Jefferson 24th Judicial District Court Div. “B” Number 84-2705; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Number 99-KH-377

Writ granted in part; otherwise denied. If it has not done so already, the district court is ordered to issue a ruling on relator’s claims based on newly discovered evidence, first raised in relator’s application for post-conviction relief filed in April, 1994, see State ex rel. Medford v. Whitley, 95-2974 (La.1/26/96), 666 So.2d 652, but not treated in the district court’s order of March 1, 1999. In all other respects, the application is denied.

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel. KNOLL, J., would deny;the writ.