Legal Opinion
State v. Washington
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 24, 1991No. 90-KH-0832PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
578 So.2d 1150 (1991)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Philip WASHINGTON.
No. 90-KH-0832.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 24, 1991.
2Per curiam
Writ Granted. Defendant's motion to correct his "illegally lenient" sentence for armed robbery (sixty-six years at hard labor without mention of parole eligibility or ineligibility) was granted and he was resentenced to the same term of years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Upon motion of the state or the defendant, the sentencing court should correct an illegally lenient sentence by imposing a legal sentence of a term of years to be served without…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. FraserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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