Jackson was convicted of robbery in a 10-2 vote. Since split verdicts were declared unconstitutional last year, he has been fighting his conviction in court. But the state parole board may offer him an alternative path to freedom.
Sneed sued the state parole board for illegal imprisonment after his parole was stripped.
Gusman’s opponent, Susan Hutson, made an appearance during the public comment period to question the sheriff about his agency’s legal spending.
Former Independent Police Monitor has cast herself as a progressive alternative to the long-time sheriff.
The two City Court clerks are vying to replace Arthur Morrell, who is retiring after more than a decade in the post.
On Wednesday, a state appeals court in New Orleans ruled that a non-unanimous conviction should be overturned. On the same day, an appeals court in Lake Charles ruled that another split-jury verdict was valid.
Sheriff’s budget hearing pushed to after primary election. Gusman’s office claims it must meet with court-appointed budgetary working group before the budget hearing, but the chair of the working group says that’s not necessary.
As a councilmember, Williams sponsored an ordinance meant to bring Orleans Public Defenders city funding in line with the DA’s office. On Wednesday, he asked for millions more than the defenders.
FEMA’s deadline for substantial completion of the Phase III jail building is August 2023. The city, which is working on the building reluctantly, says it won’t be finished until January 2024.
Civil rights attorney Katie Schwartzmann will serve as monitor for the Orleans Parish DA’s Office, the result of a settlement in a civil rights suit over the use of fake subpoenas.
