Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Donaldson v. Whitley

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 4, 1992No. 91-KH-1621PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

605 So.2d 1078 (1992)

STATE ex rel. Calvin DONALDSON

v.

John P. WHITLEY, Warden.

No. 91-KH-1621.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 4, 1992.

Granted in part; denied in part. Relator's multiple offender sentence of 198 years at hard labor without benefit of parole is vacated, and this case is remanded for resentencing. The record of sentencing does not show adequate compliance with LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 894.1, nor provide a factual basis for concluding that relator was beyond any hope of rehabilitation and that he therefore warranted punishment with the maximum sentence provided by law. See State v.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. KennerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. State v. OubichonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  2. State v. DonaldsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. State v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  4. State v. DonaldsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004

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