Legal Opinion
State v. Vessel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 9, 1980No. 80-K-1957PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WATSON, Justice.
At issue is the validity of an ex parte order entered by the Orleans Criminal Court to C. Paul Phelps, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, requiring the Department to accept custody of Norris Vessel. Vessel was tried in the Orleans Criminal Court and sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections. His case is presently on appeal to this court.
The application for writs briefly states the situation1 as follows:
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“While housed at Orleans Parish Prison, during the pendency of his appeal, Norris Vessel filed a ‘writ of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Matthews v. HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. KiddSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
3Cited by1 opinion
- Central Louisiana Bank & Trust Co. v. Avoyelles Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986