State of Louisiana v. Henry Pierre Lyles

FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #45 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 22nd day of October, 2019, are as follows: PER CURIAM: 2019-KO-00203 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. HENRY PIERRE LYLES (Parish of St. John) We find that 2017 La. Acts 282, § 2, which provides that Act 282 shall become effective November 1, 2017, and shall have prospective application only to offenders whose convictions became final on or after November 1, 2017 is unequivocal, and therefore not subject to further judicial construction. For persons like defendant, whose convictions…