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State v. Coleman

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 1, 1985No. 84-K-1223PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

465 So.2d 709 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Rod COLEMAN.

No. 84-K-1223.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 1, 1985.

Rehearings Denied May 2, 1985.

Paula Cobb, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Kay Kirkpatrick, Susan Ponder, Asst. Dist. Attys., for respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

Is a five year hard labor sentence for attempted manslaughter "illegal" because the district attorney failed to charge defendant, or timely seek enhancement of his sentence, under statutes mandating additional penalties for his criminal use of…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. State v. ColemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. State v. ColemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  2. State v. GedricLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. State v. QuinnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. BD. OF COM'RS OF ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT v. ConnickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  5. State v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986

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