State Of Louisiana v. Christopher Thornton

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 1203 VERSUS CHRISTOPHER DEANDRE THORNTON DECEMBER 6, 2021 In Re: Christopher Deandre Thornton, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 06- 16- 1160. BEFORE: MCDONALD, LANIER, AND WOLFE, JJ. WRIT DENIED. The district attorney has the primary responsibility to move to set criminal cases for trial, although under the court' s inherent power, the trial judge of the division to which the case is assigned has ultimate control over the scheduling of criminal cases for trial. See La. Code Crim. P. arts. 17 and 61; State v. Simpson, 551 So. 2d 1303 , 130405 La. 1989 ) ( per curiam on rehearing). JMM WIL EW COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT DEPUTY tLgRK OF COURT FOR THE COURT