State v. Everett

Judge Rosemary Ledet

The State of Louisiana seeks review of the district court’s November 4, 2016 ruling denying the State’s procedural objections to the post-conviction application filed by the defendant, Herbert Everett. In his application for post-conviction relief, Mr. Everett contended that the State violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 84, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 1195, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), by failing to disclose evidence of a deal it made with Riley Sanders, an eyewitness that testified for the prosecution during Mr. Everett’s trial. For the reasons that follow, we grant the State’s writ…