State ex rel. Matthews v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana April 4, 2003

State ex rel. Matthews v. State, 840 So. 2d 1210 (La. 2003)

2003 La. LEXIS 950; 2003 WL 1884759

Deny, Kimball, Traylor, Weimer, Writ

Opinion of the Court

In re Matthews, Donald; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 3675-95; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. KH 01-00672.

Writ granted in part; otherwise denied; sentence amended. Relator’s sentence is amended to provide that he serve 20 years imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole eligibility for 15 years. The district court is directed to make an entry in the minutes reflecting this change. See State v. Tate, 99-1483 (La.11/24/99), 747 So.2d 519. In all other respects the application is denied.

KIMBALL, J., would deny the writ. *1211TRAYLOR, J., would deny the writ. WEIMER, J., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE ex rel. Donald R. MATTHEWS v. STATE of Louisiana
Status: Published