Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1990

State ex rel. Miller v. Butler

State ex rel. Miller v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided June 22, 1990
564 So. 2d 310; 1990 La. LEXIS 1559; 1990 WL 85278 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Miller v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re Miller, George C.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “I”, No. 289-056.

Granted in part; denied in part. The state broke an agreement not to enhance punishment under R.S. 15:529.1. Rulings of the courts below to the contrary are reversed and the state is ordered to abide by its previous commitments to relator. Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 92 S.Ct. 495, 30 L.Ed.2d 427 (1971). This case is remanded to Section “I”, Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish, for further proceedings.

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