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IN RE WILLIAMS

No. 2007 CA 1380.

984 So.2d 789 (2008)

In re Calvin WILLIAMS Application for Compensation Under Act # 486 of 2005.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Heyd, Jr., Iliaura Hands, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee Calvin Williams.

Keith D. Crawford, Molly L. Balfour, Burton P. Guidry, Assistant Attorneys General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant State of Louisiana, Through the Office of the Attorney General.

Before WHIPPLE, GUIDRY, and HUGHES, JJ.

GUIDRY, J.

This appeal raises an issue of first impression regarding the proper application of La. R.S. 15:572.8, enacted by Acts 2005, No. 486, § 1, effective September 1, 2005, which allows an applicant to seek compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment.1 The primary issue raises questions regarding the evidence allowable in these types of proceedings. The appeal also requires this court to determine the proper interpretation...

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