Part 1: The Strange Career of Judge Frank Shea
The first in a four-part series on the life and career of Criminal District Court Judge Frank Shea.
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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Judge awards Lens $30,000 in attorney’s fees for fake subpoena records suit
The lawsuit has stretched on for nearly three years.
DA's lawyer gets tough questions from judges in appeal on fake subpoena case
"Faking a subpoena is clearly improper under the law," one judge said.
Civil rights lawyers in federal bail suit ask judge to hold New Orleans Magistrate Harry Cantrell in contempt of court
Lawyers say that in spite of a legal agreement, Cantrell still fails to consider defendants' ability to pay. In a second motion, they are asking for him to stop setting cash bail altogether.
In final vote, council approves use of Temporary Detention Center for inmates with acute mental health needs
The ordinance also creates an inmate cap of 1,250, replacing the 1,438 bed cap.
Monitors say NOPD academy now in compliance with federal consent decree
Monitors have found department in compliance with at least 11 of 18 major consent decree sections.
Appeals court affirms that city surveillance records are public
A public defender sued for crime camera location records after the city claimed they were too sensitive for public release.
City Council approves ‘compromise’ on use of jail facility
The amendment would allow the continued use of the facility’s Temporary Detention Center for housing certain inmates. It will require one more vote from the council.
‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 3
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
District Attorney has dropped 83 percent of domestic violence charges in Municipal Court in last two years
Last month, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said that his office was sending almost all domestic violence charges to Municipal Court, rather than state court.
