Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1972

State ex rel. Watson v. Henderson

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided May 30, 1972 · Hamlin, Summers

262 La. 126; 262 So. 2d 393; 1972 La. LEXIS 4883

Dissenting Opinion

SUMMERS, J.,

dissents. See State v. Johnson, 260 La. 902, 257 So.2d 654 (1971) overruling State ex rel. Jackson v. Henderson, 260 La. 90, 255 So.2d 85 (1971).

HAMLIN, J.,

dissents. The sentence was imposed prior to April 2, 1969. Cf. Halliday v. U. S., 394 U.S. 831, 89 S.Ct. 1498, 23 L.Ed.2d 16 (1969).

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