Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1973

State ex rel. Grigsby v. Henderson

State ex rel. Grigsby v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 12, 1973 · Barham
283 So. 2d 497; 1973 La. LEXIS 6279 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Grigsby v. Henderson

Opinion of the Court

In re: Floyd Grigsby applying for writ of habeas corpus and other remedial writs.

Writ denied. Upon the evidence adduced at the hearing there is no merit to this application.

Concurring Opinion

BARHAM, J.,

concurs. Relator was arrested in 1960 for the crime of murder. He was found incompetent to stand trial because of mental incapacity and confined to East Louisiana State Hospital until 1965. He entered plea of guilty to murder without capital puni:.lament and was sentenced to life impi isonment. His complaint of incarceration beyond the period for parole exists because time for incarceration in the hospital was not credited to the penal sentence. His remedy is by application for clemency to pardon board.

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