Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Porter v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 22, 1991No. 88-KH-2685, 89-KH-0123PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
573 So.2d 1106 (1991)
STATE ex rel Tommy PORTER
v.
Robert H. BUTLER, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
STATE ex rel Vernell NELSON
v.
Robert H. BUTLER, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Nos. 88-KH-2685, 89-KH-0123.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 22, 1991.
John Wilson Reed, for Tommy Porter plaintiff-applicant and Vernell Nelson plaintiff-relator.
Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Jack Peebles, David Arena, Asst. Dist. Attys., for Robert H. Butler defendant-respondent.
HALL, Justice.
On November 15, 1979, Tommy Porter was convicted of three counts of armed robbery arising out of a single criminal…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by94 opinions
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