Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1994

State v. Washington

State v. Washington
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 22, 1994 · Dennis
639 So. 2d 1158; 1994 La. LEXIS 1044; 1994 WL 146058 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Washington

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “J” No. 364-515; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 93KW-2283.

Granted. Judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and set aside. The state timely filed a motion to reconsider under La. Code Crim.P. art. 881.1. Accordingly, the case is remanded to the court of appeal to consider whether relator’s sentence was constitutionally excessive. See State v. Dorthey, 623 So.2d 1276 (La. 1993).

DENNIS, J., not on panel.

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