Recent Posts in Criminal Defense Category
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Unanimous Jury Verdicts
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCOn April 20, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment’s right to a fair trial requires a unanimous vote in order to convict a criminal defendant of a serious offense. Previously, 48 states allowed an 11-1 verdict to prevent a person’s conviction, meaning a single juror’s “not guilty” verdict was enough to free someone from a criminal charge. But in Louisiana and Oregon, a 10-2 ...Continue Reading -
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Unanimous Jury Verdicts
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCOn April 20, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment’s right to a fair trial requires a unanimous vote in order to convict a criminal defendant of a serious offense. Previously, 48 states allowed an 11-1 verdict to prevent a person’s conviction, meaning a single juror’s “not guilty” verdict was enough to free someone from a criminal charge. But in Louisiana and Oregon, a 10-2 ...Continue Reading -
Shots Fired in Altercation Outside Algiers Bar
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCBrothers Kenneth Manard and Valry Manard were jailed last week after being identified via Facebook, then photographic lineup. They are accussed of being involved in an altercation that occurred outside of an Algiers bar on November 18th. Combined, the brothers were booked on three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, three counts of principal aggravated assault with a firearm, two counts ...Continue Reading -
Attorney Gregory Carter Defends Client Charged with Murder
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCOur firm’s criminal defense attorney, Mr. Gregory Carter, recently defended a New Orleans man against accusations of murder. The 22-year-old man faced charges of second-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, and obstruction of justice as it applied to the death of a 15-year-old female KIPP Believe College Prep student. On August 22, he was found not guilty of nearly all charges, including murder ...Continue Reading -
Gregory Carter Successfully Fights Against Rape Allegations in Broadmoor Child Rape Case
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCA New Orleans jury recently came to a verdict of not guilty in the trial of Henry, Campbell. Now 22, Campbell was accused of raping a 12-year-old relative while at an overnight stay at a cousin's home on March 5, 2013. He was arrested by police after the girl reported the attack to her school math teacher. He was 18 years old at the time of his arrest. The accuser, who is now 16 years old, ...Continue Reading -
Lawsuit Filed Against Orleans Parish DA Office for Creating Fake Subpoenas
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCOrleans Parish District Attorney (DA) Leon Cannizzaro and ten members of his office are in hot water after word of the office creating falsified subpoenas reached newsgroups. Now, several people have brought lawsuits against the DA, including some who were jailed after refusing to acknowledge the fake subpoenas. Some claim to have been left in jail without ever being given the chance to talk to or ...Continue Reading -
Attorney Carter Obtains Sentencing Diversion for Theft Crime Client
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCFormer Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) employee, Renee (name changed for privacy reasons), had been accused of stealing $2,500 from the department’s coffers and her future looked uncertain. With the help of Attorney Gregg Carter of The G. Carter Law Firm, LLC, things are looking much better after a sentencing diversion was achieved. The case begins when Renee was accused of stealing $2,500 ...Continue Reading -
7 Defendants Remain Locked Up
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCIn a previous blog post, we discussed a call for the release of 7 defendants who had not been provided with adequate public defense counsel in an acceptable amount of time. Since then, the District Attorney's office has appealed the decision, and the defendants remained locked up. Gregory Carter represents one of the defendants, New Orleans resident Henry Campbell. Campbell was arrested and ...Continue Reading -
Appellate Court Overturns Decision to Discharge 7 Defendants
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCAn appellate court has overturned New Orleans Criminal District Judge Arthur L. Hunter’s April 8 th decision to halt the prosecutions of seven indigent defendants who spent months in jail without legal representation. According to a three-judge panel from Louisiana 4 th Circuit Court of Appeal, Hunter’s ruling erred by granting the defendants habeas corpus relief without first making factual ...Continue Reading
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