State ex rel. Williams v. Phelps

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Williams v. Phelps, 363 So. 2d 1390 (La. 1978)
1978 La. LEXIS 5486
From, Marcus, Sanders, Summers

State ex rel. Williams v. Phelps

Opinion of the Court

In re: Shelton Joseph Williams applying for motion to proceed in forma pauperis and writ of rehearing. East Baton Rouge Parish.

Writ granted. The applicant is entitled to the benefit of the good time law while imprisoned on death row. The case is remanded to the district court to determine whether the warden would have granted good time to the applicant, considering his behavior if he had been imprisoned elsewhere than on death row.

SANDERS, C. J., and SUMMERS, and MARCUS, JJ., dissent from the order.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Shelton Joseph WILLIAMS v. C. Paul PHELPS, Secretary, La. Dept. of Corrections
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1 case
Status
Published