Legal Opinion

State v. Sylvester

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 15, 1994No. 94-K-2343PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIJONES, Judge.

This application for supervisory writs has been filed by Richard Stalder, Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (hereafter DOC). The DOC seeks relief from orders issued by the trial judge for Section “I” of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans ordering the DOC to take physical custody of thirteen (13) prisoners within thirty days or be subjected to contempt proceedings. The defendants have all been sentenced to serve terms of imprisonment at hard labor in the custody of the DOC.

The District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans has filed an…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Louis Hamilton v. Ernest N. Morial, Mayor, Louis Hamilton v. Ernest N. Morial, Mayor of the City of New Orleans, Oliver Howard v. C. Paul PhelpsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Revolta v. Regional Transit AuthorityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  3. Revolta v. Regional Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993

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