Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Gordon

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 19, 2015No. 2014-K-1717Published

1Concurrence

CRICHTON, J.,

additionally concurs and assigns reasons.

I agree with the decision to,deny this writ application. See State ex rel. Nicholson v. State, 13-0072 (La.5/5/15), 169 So.3d 344. As I wrote in Nicholson, in my view, La. R.S. 14:43.6 has a remedial purpose and may be applied prospectively. Though it cannot be applied retroactively here, this punishment is otherwise eminently reasonable and would be warranted based on this offender’s egregious and outrageous set of crimes.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State Ex Rel. Herbert Nicholson v. State of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015