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Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office
Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr.
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Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. serves as District Attorney for the citizens of Orleans Parish. The District Attorney is elected by the people of Orleans Parish to serve as their representative in the pursuit of justice through the criminal court system.
It is the mission of the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office to provide fair, effective, and efficient prosecution of offenders of the law ethically and professionally. The Office seeks to protect public safety and to preserve the interest of justice and is committed to being responsive to the needs of victims, witnesses, children in need, law enforcement agencies, and citizens at large of this great city. To learn more about District Attorney Cannizzaro, please click here.
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Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr.
District Attorney
Orleans Parish
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CURRENT NEWS
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6/29/09 -
Andy Ervin Sentenced to 40 Years for Manslaughter
Andy Ervin, 43, was sentenced to 40 years in prison today after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the stabbing death of James David Sexton.
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6/26/09 -
Telly Hankton's $1 Million Bond Revoked, No Bond Set in Recent Arrest
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. announced today that the the $1 million bond that was previously set and posted for Telly Hankton, 33, has been revoked.
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6/25/09 -
4th Circuit Affirms Eddie Harrison's Conviction & 100 Year Sentence for Attempted Murder of Officer
Today, the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the attempted first degree murder conviction of Eddie Harrison, III and his subsequent sentencing of 100 years in prison at hard labor for the 2006 shooting attack on NOPD Officer Andre Gonzales.
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6/25/09 -
Volunteer Law Interns Recognized for New Orleans Public Service, Told Not to Rule out RULE 20
This summer, thirty students from Louisiana law schools and out-of-state undergraduate institutions are servicing the Orleans Parish District Attorneys Office (OPDAO) as volunteer interns.
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6/25/09 -
Grand Jury Indictment
Today, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. announced the grand jury indictment of Jamal Fletcher, 16.
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6/19/09 -
Kashie Fernandez Sentenced for 2008 Kidnapping and Robbery
Kashie Fernandez, 29, was sentenced to 40 years in prison today for simple robbery and second degree kidnapping for an incident that occurred in New Orleans East in May 2008.
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6/19/09 -
Delloyd Rayfield Sentenced for Shooting Hostage
Twenty-four year old Delloyd Rayfield was sentenced to 49 ½ years in prison this week for attempted first degree murder of a victim, which occurrd inside of the Iberville Housing Development.
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6/18/09 -
Grand Jury Indictments
Today, an Orleans Parish Grand Jury indicted Eddie Kelly, 19 and Terrance Smith, 19, for armed robbery and first degree murder of Raul Cruz Morales-Roblero, which occurred on April 6, 2009 at S. Liberty and Felicity Streets.
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6/11/09 -
Grand Jury Indictments
Today, an Orleans Parish grand jury returned indictments for four incidents that took place earlier this year as well as an aggravated rape, which occurred in 1998, announced Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr.
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6/4/09 -
Williams Faces 20 to Life for Sixth Drug Offense
Jessie P. Williams, 32, was convicted of possession of cocaine today and faces 20 years to life imprisonment as a multiple offender.
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