State Of Louisiana v. Damond Thomas

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2019 KW 1572

VERSUS

DAMOND THOMAS .

FEB 18 2020

In Re: Damond Thomas, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 02- 16- 0797.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., PENZATO AND LANIER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The district court did not err in denying relator' s motion to amend or modify sentence. If relator is

making a complaint with regard to the computation of his sentence pursuant to La. R. S. 15: 571. 3, the Department of Public

Safety and Corrections has authority to adopt administrative

remedy procedures to receive, hear, and dispose of complaints of time computations of sentences. La. R. S. 15: 1171( B). Any complaint pertaining to the time computation relative to diminution of sentence for good behavior ( good time) must be made under the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure CARP) as provided in La. R. S. 15: 1171- 15: 1179. See Madison v. Ward, 2000-2842 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 7/ 3/ 02), 825 So. 2d 1245 ( en

banc).

VGW AHP WIL

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

WAU DEPUTY CL RK OF COURT FOR THE COURT