Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Thomas v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 31, 1997No. 95-KH-1319Published

1Opinion of the Court

In re Thomas, Willie Scott; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of St. Mary, 16th Judicial District Court, Div. “B”, No. 108,249.

Writ denied. Although the district court originally imposed an illegally indeterminate sentence, see Sentencing Tr. at 20, the court has effectively resenteneed relator by recognizing that only two years of his sentence were to be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, see, e.g., State ex rel. Dawson v. Ballard, 460 So.2d 595 (La.1984) (district courts must re-sentence inmates who have received not…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State Ex Rel. Dawson v. BallardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984

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