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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 -
Attorney Gregory Carter Defends Client Who Acted in Self Defense
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCAttorney Gregory Carter Defends Client Who Acted in Self Defense On Aug. 2, 2018, a disagreement between friends ended in a tragic shooting. Attorney Carter was able to get his client, charged with second-degree murder, acquitted by an Orleans Parish jury on Nov. 20, 2019. After viewing surveillance footage and hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defense, the jury voted for ...Continue Reading -
Gregory Carter Teaches New Orleans Students Legal Skills
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCAttorney Gregory Carter has made a lasting impact in the Allen Ray Bolin Trial Advocacy Workshop in New Orleans, Louisiana. This workshop gathers defense attorneys, judges, prosecutors, high school juniors and seniors, and New Orleans police officers to inform them of the legal system. Attorney Carter has volunteered his time and energy to train and educate these individuals. He has had many ...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 Participates in Criminal Justice Student Program
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCRival prosecutors and defense attorneys, inlcuding Attorney Gregory Carter, are working together to lay the foundation for the future generation of litigators. The Allen Ray Bolin Trial Advocacy Workshop is a program at MLK High School that is preparing students to enter the criminal justice field. Read more here.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 -
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 -
Bunny Friend Case Moves Toward Trial
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCIn November of 2015, a mass shooting left 17 people injured at Bunny Friend Park. This month, the case moves closer to trial - a hearing on motions was heard in the Orlenas Criminal District court on Thursday. Attorney Gregory Carter was asked to comment on the case - watch the video here.Continue Reading -
NOPD Questions Victim's Story
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCEarlier this week, a bicyclist claimed he was robbed and nearly killed by three gunmen on the Lafitte Greenway. Due to inconsistencies in the accuser’s story, New Orleans Police have opened up a more thorough investigation of the event. Attorney Carter is now advising the man. Click here to get the full story.Continue Reading -
2010 Armed Robbery and Murder Suspect Defended from Shaky Prosecution
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCIn 2010, Thomas Jessie was shot and killed in the French Quarter of New Orleans during what investigators believed to be a failed armed robbery attempt. Due to the early morning hours, very little evidence of the crime could be collected but that did not stop the arrest of Donovan Carter. Now, Donovan Carter’s murder trial is unfolding, some six years later, with Attorney Gregory Carter (no ...Continue Reading -
Judge Discharges 7 Defendants After Public Defense is Ruled Inadequate
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCNew Orleans Judge Arthur Hunter has called for the release of 7 defendants after they had not been providing adequate public defense counsel in an acceptable amount of time. Each of the defendants are indigent, unable to afford a private criminal defense attorney, and have spent months incarcerated without even having a public defense attorney assigned to their case. Judge Hunter has cited Sixth ...Continue Reading -
Felony Defendants Petition for Release After Months of Incarceration Without Lawyers
Posted By The G. Carter Law FirmSeven criminal defendants, including armed robbery suspects, an alleged rapist, and an accused murderer, have requested a New Orleans judge release them from custody since they have been incarcerated for months awaiting representation from public defenders, thereby violating their constitutional rights. Defenders assigned to the defendants from the cash-poor Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) office ...Continue Reading -
Woman Indicted for Accessory to Kidnapping and Murder Pleads Innocent
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCSuspect Euric Cain has been arrested after shooting a man who was trying to stop him from kidnapping two people. The act was caught on video surveillance footage, and he is also accused of raping his victims. Ms. Washington, who is not shown in any footage or mentioned in any witness testimonies, was arrested alongside Cain. Police claim she was attempting to hide him from authorities. Attorney ...Continue Reading -
Kidnapping Charges Against Man Accused in Jasilas Wright's Death on I-10
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Attorney Gregory Q. Carter served as defense attorney for a man who had been accused of second-degree kidnapping in connection to a case where a woman was found dead along Interstate 10. Prosecutors claim that Wright had taken the woman against her will into his car after an altercation in the French Quarter. The victim is alleged to be an exotic dancer and prostitute, and the defendant, her pimp. ...
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Louisiana Continues to Have Excessive Incarceration Sentencing, Comparatively
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCLouisiana State has more people per every 100,000 behind bars than any other state in the country. New Orleans has the highest incarceration rate than any other city in the country. While most of American legislators are talking about curtailing prison sentences for nonviolent crimes, Louisiana seems to have the exact opposite in mind. And it is bringing some negative attention to the lawmakers of ...Continue Reading -
Judge Finds Reasonable Doubt in Felony Drug Crime Case, Acquits Defendant
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCAttorney Carter helped form a defensive case for a New Orleans man who was facing two counts of cocaine distribution and one count of heroin distribution. If convicted, the defendant would have almost-certainly been sentenced to lifetime incarceration without a chance of parole due to past felony convictions on his record. Despite Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents supplying video, ...Continue Reading -
Man Charged in Orleans Jury Bribery Case Claims Implicit Threat
Posted By The G. Carter Law Firm, LLCContinue Reading
Attorney Gregory Q. Carter represented Julius Ford, who had been accused of accepting bribes while serving on a jury. Ford claimed that while he was serving as a jury, the defendant’s brother approached him and persuaded him to influence other members of the jury to either deadlock or decide on a not guilty vote in exchange for payment. Ford had previously been acquainted with the defendant’s ...
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Jury Acquits 17-Year-Old of Rape Charges in Eastern New Orleans Case
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Attorney Gregory Q. Carter was able to obtain a not guilty verdict for his client, James Brant, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 46-year-old woman by gunpoint. In the case, the woman claimed that defendant had forced her to perform oral sex while he held a gun to her head. When police arrived, they apprehended the defendant as he attempted to flee the scene. The evidence found by ...
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Judge Rules Evidence in Bridge City Murder Witness Case Not Proven
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In a case involving the death of the lone witness to the Bridge City murder of a man, Attorney Gregory Carter represented one of the alleged shooters whom the witness claimed had gunned down a man near his home. The defendants (a couple) were being indicted on second-degree murder charges in the original case. In a turn of events, the lone witness was found dead the day before the hearing. ...
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Victim in Sexual Assault Case Remains in Jail for Allegedly Helping Her Attacker Walk out of the Courthouse
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In a 2012 case, Attorney Gregory Q. Carter represented a woman who had been accused of helping her attacker leave a courthouse after he had been convicted of second-degree sexual battery. Upon hearing the verdict, the woman walked out of the courtroom with the defendant and returned alone. She was later jailed for contempt of court by the judge. The woman had previously accused the attacker, who ...
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