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State ex rel. Rayford v. State

State ex rel. Rayford v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided August 24, 2001 · Application, Being, Crime, Excessive, Grant, Johnson, Out, Proportion, Sentence, Severity, That
795 So. 2d 321; 2001 La. LEXIS 2413; 2001 WL 1032398 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Rayford v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Rayford, Melvin — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. B, No. 349-817; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2000-K-1627.

Writ denied.

JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ application, being of the opinion that this life sentence is constitutionally excessive and grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime.

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