State ex rel. Short v. Blackburn
488 So. 2d 190, 1986 La. LEXIS 6369
Opinion
In re Short, Waldo, applying for remedial writs from the Criminal District Court, Par[191] ish of Orleans, Nos. 229-163, 205-383, 184-325.
Granted. The case is remanded to the district court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether relator’s life sentence as a multiple offender constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. See Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983).
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