State Ex Rel. Dawson v. Ballard

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460 So. 2d 595 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Otis DAWSON v. John R. BALLARD, Judge, First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana.

No. 83-KH-2269.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 16, 1984.

Granted. Sentence vacated. Case remanded for reimposition of a fully determinate sentence as to duration of period without benefit of parole.

CALOGERO, J., concurs.

BLANCHE, J., dissents.

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