Legal Opinion

Bosworth v. Whitley

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 29, 1993No. 93-CA-1829PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

627 So.2d 629 (1993)

Gerald A. BOSWORTH, et al.

v.

John P. WHITLEY, Warden.

No. 93-CA-1829.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1993.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1994.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Carol A. Jewell, Mary P. Jones, for applicant.

Gerald A. Bosworth, pro se.

Julian R. Murray, Jr., Helen G. Berrigan, William L. Kline, for respondent.

CALOGERO, Chief Justice.[*]

In this case, we examine the law relative to the Parole Board's policy of refusing to consider parole eligibility for inmates sentenced to serve life sentences between July 26, 1972 and July 2, 1973, while 1972 La.Acts No.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Board of Pardons v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. DickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  2. State v. ShafferSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
  4. State Ex Rel. John Esteen v. State of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2018
  5. Madison v. WardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API