STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT BOBBY SNEED NO. 2021 CW 1460

VERSUS

TIM HOOPER, WARDEN NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In Re: Louisiana Committee on Parole and Executive Director Francis Abbott, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 711804.

BEFORE: McDONALD, LANIER, AND WOLFE, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The ruling of the trial court ordering respondent Bobby Sneed released on parole is vacated. The authority to grant or deny parole is constitutionally vested in the Committee on Parole. See La. R. S. 15: 574. 11; and Leach v. Louisiana Parole Bd., 2007- 0848 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 6/ 6/ 08), 991 So. 2d 1120, 1124- 25, writs denied, 2008- 2385 ( La. 8/ 12/ 09), 17 So. 3d 378 & 2008- 2001 ( La. 12/ 18/ 09), 23 So. 3d 947.

JI+m WIL EW

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

EPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT