State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
452 So.2d 682 (1984)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Eli JACKSON.
No. 83-K-2360.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 25, 1984.
Anne L. Jordan, Frank J. Saia, Georgia Wilemon, Baton Rouge, for applicant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Kay Kirkpatrick, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.
We granted certiorari to decide whether an appellate court, on an appeal by the defendant in a criminal case, may take notice of and correct an illegally lenient sentence so that the defendant is worse off for having exercised his right to appeal. We…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. GoodleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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