State ex rel. Rayford v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State ex rel. Rayford v. State

795 So. 2d 321, 2001 La. LEXIS 2413, 2001 WL 1032398

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedAugust 24, 2001

DocketNo. 2000-KH-2830

StatusPublished

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State ex rel. Rayford v. State, 795 So. 2d 321, 2001 La. LEXIS 2413, 2001 WL 1032398 (La. 2001).

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In re Rayford, Melvin — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. B, No. 349-817; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2000-K-1627.

Writ 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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In re Rayford, Melvin — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. B, No. 349-817; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2000-K-1627.

Writ 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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795 So. 2d 321, 2001 La. LEXIS 2413, 2001 WL 1032398, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-ex-rel-rayford-v-state-la-2001.