State v. Singleton

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Singleton, 688 So. 2d 486 (La. 1997)
1997 WL 58566
Lemmon

State v. Singleton

Opinion

688 So.2d 486 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana
v.
Jermaine SINGLETON.

No. 96-K-2380.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 7, 1997.

Granted in part; denied in part. Relator's sentence is amended to delete the denial of eligibility for diminution of sentence for good behavior pursuant to La.R.S. 15:571.3(A). Application of La.C.Cr.P. art. 890.1 to deny good time eligibility on a sentence imposed for a crime committed before the effective date of 1995 La.Acts No. 946 violates the Ex Post Facto Clauses of the federal and state constitutions. Weaver v. Graham, 450 U.S. 24, 30-32, 101 S.Ct. 960, 965, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981). In all other respects, relator's application is denied.

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

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