Legal Opinion
Townley v. State, Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 2000No. 99 CA 0645PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| ¶PEATROSS, J., Pro Tempore.
In this appeal, James R. Townley, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (“the Department”) at Phelps Correctional Center, challenges the trial court’s judgment following remand, dismissing Mr. Townley’s suit with prejudice. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1988, Mr. Townley was convicted of one count of simple burglary in violation of La. R.S. 14:62 and one count of simple criminal damage to property in violation of La. R.S. 14:56. Mr. Townley had previously been convicted on…
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