Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1999

State v. Watts

State v. Watts
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided January 29, 1999 · Traylor
736 So. 2d 821; 1999 WL 51638 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Watts

Opinion

736 So.2d 821 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana
v.
Albert WATTS.

No. 98-KO-2594.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 29, 1999.

Writ granted in part, otherwise denied. Relator's sentence is amended to delete the denial of parole eligibility. La.R.S. 14:69 does not deny parole eligibility on any sentence imposed for possession of stolen things and neither La.R.S. 15:529.1(A)(1)(b)(i) nor La.R.S. 15:529.1(G) gives the trial court any additional authority to place restrictions on the parole eligibility of a third offender. In all other respects, the application is denied.

TRAYLOR, J. not on panel.

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