Case: 559997 D O C K E T M A S T E R Date: 01/22/2025
Section: C/I Time: 21:15:59
Class: 2
ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT
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DF# DEFENDANT(S): CNTS CHARGE(S):
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1 HECKER, LAWRENCE
1 RS 14 44 BOND: 0.00
AGG KIDNAPPING
1 RS 14 89.1 BOND: 0.00
AGG CRIME AGAINST NATURE
1 RS 14 42 18A BOND: 0.00
AGG RAPE
1 RS 14 67 BOND: 0.00
THEFT OF $500 OR MORE
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DATE PROCEEDINGS
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09/08/2023 OLIVERR
FILED INDICTMENT "TRUE BILL"
NO CAPIAS ISSUED
BOND SET (NONE)
MAGISTRATE PAPERWORK FILED (NONE)
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ALLOTTED. ARRAIGNMENT SET FOR 9/13/23. PDOJL.
09/13/2023 DEJANL
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED FOR ARRAIGNMENT.
>DEFENDANT WAS REPRESENTED BY EUGENE REDMANN & ROBERT HJORSBERG
>INDICTMENT WAS READ. >DEFENDANT ENTERED PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.
>DEFENDANT INFORMED OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JUDGE OR JURY. THIS
COURT SET BOND @ $500K FOR RS 14:42, $250K FOR RS 14:44, $100K
FOR RS 14.89.1 AND $5K FOR RS 14:67. >DISCOVERY HEARING SET FOR
10/17/23 >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN &
ROBERT HJORSBERG >PDOJL
09/21/2023 DEJANL
>DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & ROBERT HJORTSBERG APPEARED ON
BEHALF OFDEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER, FOR FILING(S) IN OPEN COURT;
THE DEFENSE FILED: -MOTION FOR REDUCTION OF BOND. -MEMORANDUM
OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REDUCE BOND. >BOND HEARING SET
FOR 09/27/23 >DISCOVERY HEARING SET FOR 10/17/23 >SEND NOTICE
TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & ROBERT HJORTSBER >PDOJL
09/26/2023 FISHERT
>COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & ROBERT HJORTSBERG APPEARED ON BEHALF OF
DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER FOR BOND HEARING >DEFENDANT IN
CUSTODY AND NOT BROUGHT INTO COURT. >PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT
WAIVED. THIS COURT AFTER HEARING EVIDENCE IN THIS MATTER DENIED
THE DEFENSE'S MOTION TO MODIFY BOND. THIS COURT NOTED DEFENSE'S
OBJECTION AND IT'S INTENT TO SEEK A WRIT. >DISCOVERY HEARING
SET FOR 10/17/23 >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL
ROBERT HJORTSBERG & EUGENE REDMAN >PDOJL
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CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED STATE'S MOTION AND INCOROPRATED
MEMORANDUM FOR DISCLSOURE OF DEFENSE FUNDING;STATE'S MEMORANDUM
IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO REDUCE BAIL.
09/27/2023 FISHERT
CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED STATE'S MOTION AND INCORPORATED
MEMORANDUM FOR DISCLOSYRE OF SOURCE OF DEFENSE FUNDING.
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER DID NOT APPEAR FOR FILING(S) IN OPEN
COURT THE STATE FILED: -MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S
MOTION TO REDUCE BAIL. -MOTION AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM FOR
DISCLOSURE OF SOURCE OF DEFENSE FUNDING. >DISCOVERY HEARING SET
FOR 10/17/23 >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL
EUGENE REDMANN & ROBERT HJORTSBER >PDOJL
10/12/2023 DEJANL
>DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT W. HJORTSBERG APPEARED WITHOUT
DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER FOR FILING(S) IN OPEN COURT THE
DEFENSE FILED: -MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO APPLY TO THE
COURT OF APPEAL, 4TH CIRCUIT FOR SUPERVISORY AND/OR REMEDIAL
WRITS. GRANTED BY THIS COURT. >DISCOVERY HEARING SET FOR
10/17/23 >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT W. HJORTSBERG.
>PDOJL
10/17/2023 DEJANL
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED FOR DISCOVERY HEARING
DISCOVERY HEARING WITH COUNSEL, EUGENE REDMAN & MATT MCLAREN.
THE DEFENSE FILED: -OPPOSITION TO STATE'S MOTION FOR DISCLOSURE
OF SOURCE OF FUNDING THE STATE FILED: -MOTION TO SEAL RECORDS
OF JUVENILES AND/OR SEX CRIME VICTIMS. >PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
SET FOR 12/01/23 >HEARING ON MOTIONS SET FOR 12/08/23 >SEND
NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMAN MATT
MCLAREN. >PDOJL
10/18/2023 FISHERT
CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED STATE'S INVENTORY OF DISCOVERY TENDERED
AND MOTION FOR DISCOVERY.
12/01/2023 DEJANL
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED WITHOUT COUNSEL FOR
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE >PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE SET FOR 12/08/23
>SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMAN, ROBERT HJORTSBERG
MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
12/08/2023 DEJANL
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED WITH COUNSEL, EUGENE REDMAN
FOR HEARING ON MOTIONS >CONTINUED ON JOINT MOTION. >PRE-TRIAL
CONFERENCE SET FOR 01/19/24 >TRIAL SET FOR 03/25/24 >SEND
NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMAN. >PDOJL
01/19/2024 DEJANL
>DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW
MCLAREN APPEARED ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER, FOR
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE; DEFENDANT >DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY AND NOT
BROUGHT INTO COURT. BROUGHT INTO OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT IS IN
THE HOSPITAL. >PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE SET FOR 01/26/24 >SEND
NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT HJORTSBERG EUGENE REDMANN
MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
01/26/2024 DEJANL
>ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMAN & MATTHEW MCLAREN APPEARED ON
BEHALF OF DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER FOR PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
>DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY AND NOT BROUGHT INTO COURT. BROUGHT INTO
OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT IN THE HOSPITAL IN I.C.U. >PRESENCE OF
DEFENDANT WAIVED. >PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE SET FOR 02/23/24 >TRIAL
SET FOR 03/25/24 >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT
HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMAN MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
02/23/2024 DEJANL
>ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN APPEARED ON
BEHALF OF DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER, FOR PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE;
DEFENDANT DID NOT APPEAR. >DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY AND NOT BROUGHT
INTO COURT. >PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT WAIVED. >TRIAL SET FOR
03/25/24 >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT
HJORTSBERG EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
03/25/2024 DEJANL
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED WITH COUNSEL, ROBERT
HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN, FOR TRIAL.
>CONTINUED ON JOINT MOTION. >MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR
04/04/24 >SEND NOTICES. >NOTIFY DEF.COUNSEL. >PDOJL
04/04/2024 DEJANL
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED FOR MENTAL COMPETENCY
HEARING WITH COUNSEL, ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE EUGENE REDMANN
& MATTHEW MCLAREN. DEFENDANT WAS EVALUATED AND REPORT WILL BE
PRESENTED ON NEXT COURT DATE. >MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING SET
FOR 04/18/24 >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL
ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
04/18/2024 DEJANL
>ROBERT HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN APPEARED ON
BEHALF OF DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER, FOR MENTAL COMPETENCY
HEARING DEFENDANT DID NOT APPEAR. >DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY AND NOT
BROUGHT INTO COURT. >MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR 05/23/24
>SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT
HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MACLAREN. >PDOJL
05/23/2024 DEJANL
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED WITH COUNSEL, ROBERT
HJORTSBERG, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN, FOR MENTAL
COMPETENCY HEARING. >CONTINUED ON JOINT MOTION. THE DOCTORS ARE
IN NEED OF ADDIOIONAL UPDATED MEDICAL HEALTH RECORDS. >MENTAL
COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR 06/13/24 >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE
TO DEFENSE COUNSEL MATTHEW MCLAREN, ROBERT HJORTSBER & EUGENE
REDMANN. >PDOJL
05/24/2024 FISHERT
CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD.
>DEFENSE COUNSEL ROBERT HJORTSBERG APPEARED WITHOUT DEFENDANT,
LAWRENCE HECKER FOR FILING(S) IN OPEN COURT >THE DEFENSE ROBERT
HJORTSBERG FILED: >-MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD.
>MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR 06/13/24 >SEND NOTICES.
>SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN.
>PDOJL
06/13/2024 DEJANL
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED WITH COUNSEL, EUGENE
REDMANN FOR MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING >CONTINUED ON JOINT
MOTION. BOTH STATE & DEFENSE JUST RECEIVED THE 7K PAGE
EVALUATION MEDICAL REPORT. REVIEW OF REPORT ON NEXT COURT DATE.
>MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR 07/11/24 >SEND NOTICES.
>SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN.
>PDOJL
07/11/2024 DEJANL
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED FOR MENTAL COMPETENCY
MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING WITH COUNSEL, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW
MCLAREN. >HEARING ON COMPETENCY. >CONTINUED AS OPEN MATTER.
>MENTAL COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR 08/08/24 >SEND NOTICES.
>SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
08/08/2024 DEJANL
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED FOR MENTAL COMPETENCY
HEARING WITH COUNSEL, EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW >HEARING ON
COMPETENCY. FROM THE REPORTS FROM DR. RUSSO & DR. DELAND, THE
DEFENDANT SUFFERS FROM DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND HIS
HEALTH VARIES FROM DAY TO DAY. ADDITIONAL REPORTS WILL BE
PROVIDED IF THE DEFENDANT'S HEALTH CHANGES IN ANY WAY.
>CONTINUED AS OPEN MATTER. >TRIAL SET FOR 09/24/24 >SEND
NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMAN &
MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
09/05/2024 DEJANL
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER APPEARED FOR MENTAL COMPETENCY
HEARING WITH COUNSEL, EUGENE REDMANN >HEARING ON COMPETENCY.
>STIPULATED TO EXPERTISE OF THE DOCTORS. >STATE CALLED >DR.
DELAND. >STIPULATED THAT TESTIMONY OF DR. JOHNSON. WOULD BE
SAME. DELAND. DOCTOR'S REPORT FILED INTO RECORD. >COURT FOUND
DEFENDANT COMPETENT. VARIOUS REPORTS FROM PSYCHIATRISTS, THE
DEFENDANT IS COMPETENT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS & ABLE TO STAND
TRIAL DEPENDING ON HIS HEALTH ON ANY GIVEN DAY. >TRIAL SET FOR
09/24/24 >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE
REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN. >PDOJL
09/23/2024 FISHERT
CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED MOTION IN LIMINE TO DEEM ADMISSIBLE
PURSUANT TO LA.C.E.ART.902(11)
09/24/2024 FISHERT
CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED STATE'S MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AND/OR
OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE'S MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL DATE.
>COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN APPEARED ON BEHALF OF
DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER FOR TRIAL >DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY AND
NOT BROUGHT INTO COURT. BROUGHT INTO OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT IN
THE HOSPITAL. DUE TO THE NEGATIVE ACTIVITY OF THE STATE OF THE
STATE TOWARDS THIS COURT; IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THIS
COURT TO RECUSE ITSELF FOR THE BETTERMENT OF JUSTICE. >COURT
RECUSED ITSELF. >NO NEW DATE IS SET. >SEND NOTICES. >SEND
NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE REDMANN & MATTHEW MCLAREN.
>PDOJL
09/26/2024 MCKINNEYI
>THE DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER, DID NOT APPEAR. AS PER ADA,
ANDRE GAUDIN. >TRANSFERRED TO SECTION "G" TO FOLLOW CASE(S)
449-803 >CONTINUED WITHOUT DATE.
>DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER DID NOT APPEAR FOR UNSCHEDULED
JUDICIAL ACTIVITY THIS IS AN AMENDED MINUTE ENTRY FROM
09.24.2024. >COURT RECUSED ITSELF. DUE TO THE ATIONS OF THE
LEAD PROSECTOR, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ALL
PARTIES INVOLVED; THAT THIS COURT RECUSES ITSELF. >NO NEW DATE
IS SET. >SEND NOTICES. >SEND NOTICE TO DEFENSE COUNSEL EUGENE
REDMAN & MATTHEW MCLARY. >PDOJL
09/27/2024 PARKERS
>AS TO DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER,FOR FILING(S) IN OPEN COURT
ATTORNEY ROBERT HJORTSBERG PRESENT ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT
>DEFENSE FILED: >-MOTION TO ENROLL AS COUNSEL OF RECORD.
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CASE RECEIVED TO SECTION "I" THIS MATTER HAS PREVIOUSL BEEN
HANDLED.
09/30/2024 LAWRENCEA
CASE RECEIVED IN GENERAL DOCKET THIS DATE (9/30/2024) PROCESSED
FOR TRANSFER TO SECTION "G" TO FOLLOW CASE NO.559-803.
>DEFENSE COUNSELS ROBERT HJORTSBERG, MATTHEW MCCLAREN & EUGENE
REDMAN PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER. THE STATE WAS
REPRESENTED BY JASON WILLIAMS, NED MCGOWAN & ANDRE GAUDIN.
DEFENDANT DID NOT APPEAR. THE COURT ORDERED BI-WEEKLY HEALTH
REPORTS FROM DR. RUSSO SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE HEALTH
OF DEFENDANT HECKER. THE COURT ORDERED BI-WEEKLY REPORTS FROM
SANITY COMMISSION DRS. DELAND AND JOHNSON SPECIFICALLY AS IT
RELATES TO THE BENNETT CRITERIA. THE STATE MUST DECIDE WHICH
CASE NUMBER TO PROCEED ON BY 10/4/24. CUT-OFF DATE BOTH SIDES
MUST PROVIDE A MOTION WITH A LIST OF MOTIONS FILED AND RULINGS;
AND SPECIAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS REQUESTS COURT SET HEALTH STATUS
CONFERENCE 11/21/24. SPECIAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS: 10 / 25 / 2024.
CUTOFF DATE FOR DISCOVERY, PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS, SPECIAL JURY
INSTRUCTIONS: 10 / 25 / 2024. RULING/HEARING DATE: 10
/ 25 / 2024. >HEARING SET FOR 10/25/24 >STATUS HEARING SET
FOR 11/21/24 >PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE SET FOR 11/25/24 >SEND
NOTICES. >NOTIFY DEF.COUNSEL. >PDOJL
>AS TO DEFENDANT, LAWRENCE HECKER >TRIAL SET FOR 12/03/24 >SEND
NOTICES. >NOTIFY DEF.COUNSEL. >PDOJL
10/08/2024 ALEXANDC
>AS TO LAWRENCE HECKER FOR FILING(S) IN OPEN COURT ADA NED
MCGOWAN PRESENT FOR THE STATE. >FOR COUNT 1 RS 14 42 18A AGG
RAPE NOLLE PROSEQUI. >FOR COUNT 2 RS 14 44 AGG KIDNAPPING NOLLE
PROSEQUI. >FOR COUNT 3 RS 14 89.1 AGG CRIME AGAINST NATURE
NOLLE PROSEQUI. >FOR COUNT 4 RS 14 67 THEFT OF $500 OR MORE
NOLLE PROSEQUI. >CASE CLOSED, THIS DEFENDANT.
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