State of Louisiana v. Darrill Henry

STATE OF LOUISIANA * NO. 2020-K-0233 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL DARRILL HENRY * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA * * ******* SCJ JENKINS, J., DISSENTS WITH REASONS I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to grant the State’s writ, vacate the trial court’s judgment, and remand the matter to the trial court for another judgment. For the following reasons, I find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting post-conviction relief to the defendant and ordering a new trial. Consequently, I would deny the State’s writ. The defendant’s amended application for post-conviction…