Legal Opinion
State v. Kelly
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 2, 1996No. 95-K-2335PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
666 So.2d 1082 (1996)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Johnnie KELLY.
No. 95-K-2335.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 2, 1996.
2Per curiam
Defendant was convicted of simple burglary and was adjudicated to be a second offender. The trial judge sentenced defendant to twenty-eight months at hard labor, below the statutory minimum of six years mandated for a second offender under La.R.S. 15:529.1. The court of appeal affirmed and the state now applies to this court.
Louisiana's judiciary maintains the distinct responsibility of reviewing sentences imposed in criminal cases for constitutional excessiveness. State v.…
Also in this document: Concurrence · Calogero; Concurrence · Calogero.
3Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Jones v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
4Cited by19 opinions
- State v. LindseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- State v. IgnotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- State v. HebertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- State v. CelestineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
- State v. BOURDALouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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