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New Orleans attorney John Fuller reprimanded by Louisiana Supreme Court over jail visit
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New Orleans attorney John Fuller reprimanded by Louisiana Supreme Court over jail visit

  • BY JOHN SIMERMAN | jsimerman@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 7, 2017

Prominent New Orleans defense attorney John Fuller received a public reprimand from the Louisiana Supreme Court this week after admitting he k…

Antionette Fortune, New Orleans woman who killed boyfriend in 2011, faces his mother’s fury at sentencing
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Antionette Fortune, New Orleans woman who killed boyfriend in 2011, faces his mother’s fury at sentencing

  • BY MATT SLEDGE | msledge@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 3, 2017

A woman who shot her boyfriend in the head heard a vengeful speech from the victim’s mother Friday before she was sentenced to spend 25 years …

Trayvon Arcement
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Jury acquits man in N.O. East killing; case rested on word of single witness

  • BY MATT SLEDGE | msledge@theadvocate.com
  • Oct 6, 2017

Rejecting a single eyewitness’ claim that he could identify the killer, a jury on Friday acquitted a man accused of a fatal shooting in New Or…

Defense attorney blasts credibility of jailhouse witnesses in murder trial
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Defense attorney blasts credibility of jailhouse witnesses in murder trial

  • BY MATT SLEDGE | msledge@theadvocate.com
  • Aug 22, 2017

A defense attorney blasted Tuesday at the credibility of two men who say they heard a man confess in jail to the execution-style slaying of a …

Trial underway for man accused in 2012 shooting death of 15-year-old girl
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Trial underway for man accused in 2012 shooting death of 15-year-old girl

  • BY HELEN FREUND | hfreund@theadvocate.com
  • Aug 17, 2017

As Shawan Adams began wiping away her tears, she recalled how her 15-year-old son was slain on a Desire neighborhood street corner one night in 2012.

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Man slain this week was second defendant in 2013 armed robbery case to be killed
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Man slain this week was second defendant in 2013 armed robbery case to be killed

  • BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS | rvargas@theadvocate.com
  • Jun 21, 2017

The two defendants charged following a 2013 armed robbery in New Orleans have now each been slain since the spring of last year, an outcome th…

Last defendant in Bunny Friend shootout pleads guilty to reduced charges
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Last defendant in Bunny Friend shootout pleads guilty to reduced charges

  • BY MATT SLEDGE | msledge@theadvocate.com
  • May 10, 2017

The last defendant facing trial in the massive shootout at Bunny Friend Park in November 2015 that wounded 17 people pleaded guilty to reduced…

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Legal experts: Cardell Hayes unlikely to stand trial on remaining charge in Will Smith case
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Legal experts: Cardell Hayes unlikely to stand trial on remaining charge in Will Smith case

  • BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS | rvargas@theadvocate.com
  • Apr 21, 2017

Although the man convicted of killing former Saints star Will Smith still faces one serious legal charge, some experts think it is unlikely he…

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Live updates: Cardell Hayes sentenced to 25 years total in Will Smith shooting case
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Live updates: Cardell Hayes sentenced to 25 years total in Will Smith shooting case

  • Advocate staff report
  • Apr 20, 2017

In shackles and handcuffs, Cardell Hayes took the stand Thursday and told the family of Will Smith that he wishes the April 2016 night when he…

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Cardell Hayes, Will Smith's convicted killer, files lawsuit against ex-Saint's widow
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Cardell Hayes, Will Smith's convicted killer, files lawsuit against ex-Saint's widow

  • BY RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS | rvargas@theadvocate.com
  • Apr 12, 2017

Facing a raft of civil lawsuits, Will Smith's convicted killer this week filed his own suit against the former Saints player's widow and anoth…

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