Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1981

State ex rel. Bourgeois v. Becker

State ex rel. Bourgeois v. Becker
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 2, 1981
397 So. 2d 520; 1981 La. LEXIS 7166 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Bourgeois v. Becker

Opinion of the Court

In re Derwin W. Bourgeois, applying for writ of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus and habeas corpus. Parish of Orleans. No. 263-653.

Granted. The attempted simple burglary and theft convictions are reversed and the sentences 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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