Legal Opinion
Muhammad v. Babin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 2018No. 17–CA–548PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChehardy, C.J.
*1233This appeal arises in the course of litigation instituted by plaintiff, Abdullah Muhammad a/k/a Kirk Spencer, to obtain records from the St. James Parish District Attorney's Office relating to his 1992 first degree murder conviction. For the reasons fully discussed herein, we reverse the district court's judgment as amended June 13, 2017, sustaining the State's exception of no right of action.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY1
Plaintiff is serving a sentence of life imprisonment for his 1992 conviction of first degree murder. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by this Court on direct appeal, see State…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fields v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- State v. SpencerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Muhammad v. Office of the District Attorney ex rel. Parish of St. JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- State v. SpencerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
3Cited by3 opinions
- Michael L. Eckstein v. Steven A. BecnelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020
- Muhammad v. Office of the Dist. Attorney for the Parish of St. JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
- Muhammad v. Office of the Dist. Attorney for the Parish of St. JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019