Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2024

State Of Louisiana v. Robert Lee Johnson

State Of Louisiana v. Robert Lee Johnson
Louisiana Court of Appeal · Decided November 18, 2024 · No. 2024KW0710
State Of Louisiana v. Robert Lee Johnson

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2024 KW 0710 VERSUS ROBERT JOHNSON NOVEMBER 18, 2024 In Re: Robert Johnson, for 32nd applying supervisory writs, Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne, No. 770, 233.

BEFORE: THERIOT, CHUTZ, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. If relator is making a complaint with regard to the computation of his sentence, La. R. S. 15: 1171( B) grants authority to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to adopt administrative procedures to hear, remedy receive, and dispose of complaints of time computations of sentences. Any complaint pertaining to the time computations, including alleged credit for time served issues, must be raised in a civil proceeding under the Corrections Administrative Procedure ( CARP)

Remedy as provided in La. R. S.

15: 1171- 79 before seeking a remedy from the district court. See Williams v. Creed, 2007- 0614 ( La. 1st

App. Cir. 12/ 21/ 07) , 978 So. 2d 419, 422, writ denied, 2008- 0433 ( La. 10/ 2/ 09), 18 So. 3d 111. On review of the Department' s decision, the district court functions as an appellate court. Its review shall be confined to the record and shall be limited to the issues presented in the petition for review and the administrative remedy request filed at the agency level. See La. R. S. 15: 117 7 ( A) ( 5) ; Ricks v. La. Dept. of Justice, 2023- 0549 ( La. lst

App. Cir. 11/ 3/ 23), 378 So. 3d 83. An aggrieved final party may appeal a judgment of the district court to the appropriate appellate court.

La. R. S. 15: 1177( A)( 10).

MRT WRC CHH

OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

PUTY CLERK OF COURT

FOR THE COURT

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