Louisiana Supreme Court Voids Liz Murrill Arrest Warrant in 4-3 Vote After 16-Count Indictment
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Updated · FOX 8 Local First · Jul 4
Louisiana Supreme Court Voids Liz Murrill Arrest Warrant in 4-3 Vote After 16-Count Indictment
3 articles · Updated · FOX 8 Local First · Jul 4
Summary
A 4-3 Louisiana Supreme Court order late Friday recalled the arrest warrant for Attorney General Liz Murrill and directed officials to remove it from law-enforcement databases immediately.
The court said its earlier July 3 stay of Murrill’s prosecution already barred her arrest or any other prosecutorial step, faulting Orleans Parish officials for not withdrawing the warrant.
Murrill was indicted Thursday on 16 felony counts of malfeasance in office and intimidation of public officials, tied to May 13 letters threatening removal of New Orleans officials over a court-system law dispute.
Three justices dissented, with Chief Justice John Weimer and Justice John Guidry accusing the majority of giving Murrill extraordinary preferential treatment before hearing the case’s merits.
The ruling keeps the criminal case on hold after the court earlier cited extraordinary procedural defects and a likely conflict involving special prosecutor Laurie White.