Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1981

State ex rel. Pierce v. Dees

State ex rel. Pierce v. Dees
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 13, 1981
396 So. 2d 1324; 1981 La. LEXIS 7081 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Pierce v. Dees

Opinion of the Court

In re Thomas J. Pierce, applying for writ of certiorari. Parish of Orleans. No. 263-653.

Granted. The conviction is reversed and the sentence vacated. Burch v. Louisiana, 441 U.S. 130, 99 S.Ct. 1623, 60 L.Ed.2d 96 (1979); Brown v. Louisiana, 447 U.S. 323, 100 S.Ct. 2214, 65 L.Ed.2d 159 (1980). The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

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