Legal Opinion
Hawthorne v. Barbier
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 19, 2003No. 2002-CA-1903PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.
The plaintiff/appellant, Darryl Hawthorne, appeals the judgment of the district court granting the exceptions of res judicata and no cause of action filed by the defendani/appellee, Melissa Barbier. We reverse.
In 1983, Mr. Hawthorne was convicted of aggravated burglary and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. On July 9, 2000, Mr. Hawthorne hired Ms. Barbier, to represent him in the criminal matter entitled State v. Darryl Hawthorne1. Mr. *29Hawthorne hired Ms. Barbier to file and defend a motion to reconsider his sentence. Ms. Barbier filed the motion and argued the…
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