State Of Louisiana v. Damien Hall

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0542 VERSUS DAMIEN L. HALL JULY 19, 2021 In Re: Damien L. Hall, applying for writs, 23rd supervisory Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No. 42, 064. BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., WELCH AND WOLFE, JJ. WRIT GRANTED. We find merit in counsel' s claim that the motion to recuse the trial judge contained a valid ground for recusal. Therefore, the trial judge erred by not referring the motion to another judge for consideration. See La. Code Crim. P. arts. 671 & 674. See also State v. Frith, 2017- 1004 ( La. App. 3d…