路易斯安那州最高法院裁决AG Liz Murrill 可在DA同意的情况下处理死刑上诉, Louisiana's top court ruled AG Liz Murrill can handle death penalty appeals with DA consent, citing a new law.

路易斯安那州最高法院于2025年10月7日裁决, 总检察长Liz Murrill在地区检察官同意推翻下级法院的裁决时, 可在定罪后死刑案件中代表国家。 The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled on October 7, 2025, that Attorney General Liz Murrill can represent the state in post-conviction death penalty cases when a district attorney consents, overturning a lower court decision. 法院认为,这类诉讼是民事性质的,根据国家法律和第393号法(2025年法律,严格规定了死刑上诉的最后期限),赋予了上诉委员会权力。 The court held that such proceedings are civil in nature, giving the AG authority under state law and Act 393, a 2025 law tightening death penalty appeal deadlines. 这项裁决影响到Antoinette Frank的案件,此人是一名前警官,在1990年代被判定犯有三起谋杀罪,其定罪后的申诉定于12月进行证据听证。 The decision impacts the case of Antoinette Frank, a former police officer convicted in a 1990s triple murder, whose post-conviction claims are set for an evidentiary hearing in December. Murrill欢迎这项裁决防止了拖延,但两名法官表示异议,一名法官同意结果。 While Murrill welcomed the ruling as preventing delays, two justices dissented, and one concurred in the outcome.