Legal Opinion
Paul Massey v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 15, 2014No. 2013-C -2789Published
1Opinion of the Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #051 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 15th day of October, 2014, are as follows: BY KNOLL, J.: 2013-C -2789 PAUL MASSEY v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal and remand this case to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections with instructions to recompute Massey’s sentence in accordance with Act 138, the law that was in effect at the time he committed his crimes. REVERSED AND…
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