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STATE v. NELSON

21-461.

330 So.3d 336 (2021)

STATE of Louisiana v. David A. NELSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 10, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Dwight , District Attorney, 14th Judicial District, John E. Turner , Assistant District Attorney, P. O. Box 3206, Lake Charles, LA 70602, (337) 437-3400, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT: State of Louisiana.

Hardell Ward , Promise of Justice Initiative, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117, (504) 529-5955, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: David A. Nelson.

Jamila Johnson , Promise of Justice Initiative, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117, (504) 529-5955, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT: David A. Nelson.

Madeleine Vidger , Promise of Justice Initiative, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117, (504) 529-5955, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT RESPONDENT: David A. Nelson.

Court composed of Elizabeth A. Pickett, Van H. Kyzar, and Charles G. Fitzgerald, Judges.

The State of Louisiana seeks review of the trial court's decision granting Defendant/Relator's application for post-conviction relief, ruling that Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. ___, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020), retroactively applied to Relator's March 22, 2012 conviction for manslaughter as a "watershed" exception...

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