State v. Abbott
State v. Abbott
508 So. 2d 80
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Cases that cite this one
11 later published cases cite this decision.
- State v. Gonzales (La. Ct. App. 1996)
- Wilson v. Lensing (United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana 1991)
- State v. Abraham (La. Ct. App. 1988)
- State v. Abbott (La. Ct. App. 1994)
- Roderick Wilson v. C.M. Lensing and Attorney General of Louisiana (5th Cir. 1991)
- State v. Hunter (La. Ct. App. 1995)
- State v. Abbott (La. Ct. App. 1995)
- State v. Williams (La. Ct. App. 1992)
- State v. Williams (La. Ct. App. 1988)
- State v. Camp (La. Ct. App. 1987)
- State v. Hooks (La. Ct. App. 1987)
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Opinion
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Alvin ABBOTT.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
*81 Certification granted. In response to the certified question, Louisiana Act 851 of 1986 should be applied retroactively to uphold the validity of habitual offender proceedings where orders of appeal were entered prior to the sentencing of the defendants as habitual offenders.
CALOGERO, J., would grant the requested certification and bring the case up for briefing, argument and opinion.
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