State ex rel. Pailet v. Board of Parole
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of E'ast Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Mandamus by the State, on the relation of Herman D. Pallet, against the Board of Parole of the State of Louisiana. From an order and ruling denying the writ, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
Plaintiff applied to the board of parole for the state for a parole (having been sentenced to the penitentiary for life) and the board declined to file or consider the application, for the reason, as it contended, that it had no lawful power to do so. .A petition was then presented to the court below for a writ of mandamus to compel consideration by the board of plaintiff’s application, and that court, on the same ground, declined to issue the writ. An appeal was then sought to this court, and, being denied, mandamus was successfully invoked, and the ruling of the district court is now before…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Paillet v. Board of ParoleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State ex rel. Woodward v. Board of ParoleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
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