STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEONIDAS LOWRY AKA CHICO (2025)

Writ application granted. See Order.

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Supreme Court of Louisiana April 23, 2025

Supreme Court

STATE OF LOUISIANA

New Orleans

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN L. WEIMER

JUSTICES

WILLIAM J. CRAIN

JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY

CADE R. COLE

JAY B. MCCALLUM

JEFFERSON HUGHES

PIPER D. GRIFFIN

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April 23, 2025

VERONICA O. KOCLANES

CLERK OF COURT

400 Royal St., Suite 4200

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-8102

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Re: STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. LEONIDAS LOWRY AKA “CHICO”

2024-KO-697

Dear Counsel,

The Court has this day granted the writ application filed in the above-captioned case. Briefing deadlines and oral argument date will be forthcoming.

On the basis of preliminary analysis, the Court has tentatively concluded it will be appropriate to decide this case summarily and without an authored opinion.

After more intensive study of the merits of the case, and consideration of oral argument, the Court may adhere to its tentative decision or may assign the case for an authored opinion.

With kindest regards, I remain,

Very truly yours,

Ryan Chan Deputy Clerk

cc: All counsel.

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

No. 2024-KO-00697

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

LEONIDAS LOWRY AKA “CHICO”

On Writ of Certiorari and/or Review Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, No. 16-7077; Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 23-KA-392.

And, whereas, the Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of the Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit— “It is ordered that the writ of review issue; that the District Court and the Court of Appeal send up the record in Duplicate of the case; and that counsel for all parties be notified.”

Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby commanded, in the name of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 1, at the City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.

Witness the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on this 23rd day of April, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Five.

Veronica O. Koclanes Clerk of Court

Deputy Clerk of Court