Zed Smith v. James Leblanc And Louisiana Department Of Public Safety And Corrections
Zed Smith v. James Leblanc And Louisiana Department Of Public Safety And Corrections, No. 2020-CI-01467 (La. Apr. 7, 2021).
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- Strickland v. La. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr. 240 So. 3d 970
Opinion text
Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 07, 2021
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
ZED SMITH
VS.
JAMES LEBLANC AND LOUISIANA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONS
No.2020-CI-01467
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N RE: Zed Smith - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari, Parish of
East Baton Ro uge, 19th Judicial District Court Number(s) C675369, 1st Circuit
Court of Appeal, Number(s) 2019 CA 0805;
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April 07, 2021
Writ application denied. See per curiam.
Weimer, C.J., would grant.
Hughes, J., would grant.
Griffin, J., would grant and assigns reasons.
SJC
JTG
WJC
JBM
04/07/2021 "See News Release 014 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
04/07/21
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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
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o. 2020-CI-01467
ZED
SMITH
v
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AMES LEBLANC AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
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N WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL,
FIRST CIRCUIT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE
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ER CURIAM:
Writ d
enied. Louisiana law authorizes concurrent and consecutive sentences, but
does not provide for coterminous sentences. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 883; see also
Strickland v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2017-0829 (La.
App. 1 Cir. 12/21/17), 240 So.3d 970.