Day: September 5, 2026

Case opinion for LA Court of Appeal STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SULLIVAN WALTER. Read the Court’s full decision on FindLaw.

Case opinion for LA Court of Appeal STATE v. WALTER. Read the Court’s full decision on FindLaw.

7 The State asserts that a de novo standard of review should be applied because the trial court’s reasons for judgment contains manifest errors of fact. Given appeals are taken from judgments and not written reasons for judgment, we find no reason to review this case de novo.

Case opinion for LA Court of Appeal STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SULLIVAN WALTER. Read the Court’s full decision on FindLaw.

Case opinion for LA Court of Appeal STATE v. WALTER. Read the Court’s full decision on FindLaw.

7 The State asserts that a de novo standard of review should be applied because the trial court’s reasons for judgment contains manifest errors of fact. Given appeals are taken from judgments and not written reasons for judgment, we find no reason to review this case de novo.

Case opinion for LA Court of Appeal STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SULLIVAN WALTER. Read the Court’s full decision on FindLaw.

Case opinion for LA Court of Appeal STATE v. WALTER. Read the Court’s full decision on FindLaw.

6 The caption of this civil case is incorrectly styled as State v. Sullivan Walter, which was the caption of the underlying criminal case with designated Docket No. 316-973.