No. 25-5119

Steven Dwayne Rigmaiden v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2025-07-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-appeal criminal-procedure louisiana-courts murder-evidence reasonable-doubt sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Louisiana courts erred in denying Petitioner's claim that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed murder

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

WHETHER THE LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEALS AND THE LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT ERRED WHEN IT DENIED PETITIONER'S CLAIM RAISED ON DIRECT APPEAL, THAT THE EVIDENCE WAS INSUFFI CIENT TO PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT PETITIONER STEVEN D. RIGMAIDEN COMMITTED THE MURDER OF EZEQUIEL JOUBERT?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2025-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 15, 2025)

Attorneys

Louisiana
David S. PipesCalcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent
David S. PipesCalcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Steven Dwayne Rigmaiden
Steven Dwayne Rigmaiden — Petitioner
Steven Dwayne Rigmaiden — Petitioner