Legal Opinion
State v. Abbott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 19, 1987No. 87-CQ-1255PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
508 So.2d 80 (1987)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Alvin ABBOTT.
No. 87-CQ-1255.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 19, 1987.
Rehearing Denied September 4, 1987.
Certification granted. In response to the certified question, Louisiana Act 851 of 1986 should be applied retroactively to uphold the validity of habitual offender proceedings where orders of appeal were entered prior to the sentencing of the defendants as habitual offenders.
CALOGERO, J., would grant the requested certification and bring the case up for briefing, argument and opinion.
2Cited by11 opinions
- State v. AbbottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Roderick Wilson v. C.M. Lensing and Attorney General of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- State v. HunterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- State v. GonzalesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
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