State ex rel. Short v. Blackburn

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State ex rel. Short v. Blackburn

488 So. 2d 190, 1986 La. LEXIS 6369

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedMay 12, 1986

DocketNo. 85-KH-1802

StatusPublished

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State ex rel. Short v. Blackburn, 488 So. 2d 190, 1986 La. LEXIS 6369 (La. 1986).

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In re Short, Waldo, applying for remedial writs from the Criminal District Court, Par[191]*191ish 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).

MARCUS and BLANCHE, JJ., dissent from the order.

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In re Short, Waldo, applying for remedial writs from the Criminal District Court, Par[191]*191ish 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).

MARCUS and BLANCHE, JJ., dissent from the order.

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