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State ex rel. Johnson v. State

State ex rel. Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided August 24, 2001 · Application, Being, Crime, Excessive, Grant, Johnson, Out, Proportion, Sentence, Severity, That
795 So. 2d 330; 2001 La. LEXIS 2372; 2001 WL 1035016 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Johnson v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Johnson, Carlos — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Bossier, 26th Judicial District Court Div. C, No. 84,975; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 34453-KH.

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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