Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Day
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 1998No. 97 CA 0111PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
2WHIPPLE, Judge.
In this appeal, Terrence Lewis, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (“the Department”) at Washington Correctional Institute, challenges the determination of the Department that he is ineligible to earn good time credits. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the Department, dismissing Lewis’ claim, with prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In September of 1985, Lewis was charged with armed robbery in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. Lewis was subsequently found guilty of attempted armed robbery…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- State v. FraserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Gibson v. BarnesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Jackson v. PhelpsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- State ex rel. Gallagher v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. GassLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999