Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Dept. of Public Safety

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 29, 1993No. 93-KD-0476PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

627 So.2d 635 (1993)

Carol RICHARDSON

v.

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS and Louisiana Board of Paroles.

No. 93-KD-0476.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1993.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Richard M. Olsen, Carol Ann Jewell, Asst. Dist. Attys., for applicant.

Edward A. Songy, Jr., Plaquemine, Laurie A. White, New Orleans, for respondent.

CALOGERO, Chief Justice.[*]

We consider here whether the mandatory life sentence imposed upon Carol Richardson for the possession and distribution of heroin under La.Rev.Stat. § 40:966(B) as enacted by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Bosworth v. WhitleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. MallerySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. State v. TerrebonneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. PaddioLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  2. State v. TempleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. State v. RossLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
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  5. State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001

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