JONES v. STATE

No. 2021 CA 1205.

348 So.3d 771 (2022)

Wilbert JONES v. STATE of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

August 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary T. Crawford , Jee Park , New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant, Wilbert Jones.

Jeff Landry , Attorney General, Christopher N. Walters , Grant L. Willis , Assistant Attorneys General, Baton Rouge, LA, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee, State of Louisiana.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., PENZATO, AND HESTER, JJ.


In this matter, plaintiff, Mr. Wilbert Jones appeals the trial court judgment denying his petition for compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment under La. R.S. 15:572.8. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

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