State ex rel. Sam v. Becker

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State ex rel. Sam v. Becker

512 So. 2d 855, 1987 La. LEXIS 10143

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedOctober 2, 1987

DocketNo. 87-KH-0119

StatusPublished

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State ex rel. Sam v. Becker, 512 So. 2d 855, 1987 La. LEXIS 10143 (La. 1987).

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In re Sam, William; applying for supervisory writ; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “E”, No. 244-076.

Granted. Relator’s sentence is vacated and the case is remanded to the district court for resentencing in accordance with. law. The rationale of State ex rel. Robertson v. Maggio, 341 So.2d 366 (La.1976) proscribes uniform imposition of the most severe penalty in all cases by a judge vested with sentencing discretion.

DIXON, C.J., and WATSON, J., dissent.

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In re Sam, William; applying for supervisory writ; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “E”, No. 244-076.

Granted. Relator’s sentence is vacated and the case is remanded to the district court for resentencing in accordance with. law. The rationale of State ex rel. Robertson v. Maggio, 341 So.2d 366 (La.1976) proscribes uniform imposition of the most severe penalty in all cases by a judge vested with sentencing discretion.

DIXON, C.J., and WATSON, J., dissent.

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