State Of Louisiana v. Terry Vince

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0359

VERSUS

TERRY VINCE MAY 24, 2021

In Re: Terry Vince, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd
Judicial District Court, Parish St. No.
of
Tammany,
260- 640.

BEFORE: THERIOT, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. It is a fundamental rule of statutory
construction that when two statutes deal with the same subject

matter, if there is a conflict, the statute specifically
directed to the matter at issue must prevail as an exception to
the statute more general in character. State v. Campbell, 2003-
3035 ( La. 7/ 6/ 04), 877 So. 2d 112, 118. The procedures and

conditions for determining parole for juvenile
eligibility
homicide offenders like relator Whose indictment for the offense
was prior to August 1, 2017 are contained at La. R. S.
15: 574. 4( G). The addition of Paragraph 4 to La. R. S.
15: 574. 4( J) clearly shows the legislature' s intent that persons

convicted of first or second degree murder not be allowed to
benefit from any inadvertent conflict created by the addition of
La. R. S. 15: 574. 4( J)( 1).

MRT
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
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