State v. Castleberry

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State v. Castleberry

754 So. 2d 923, 2000 WL 158930

Supreme Court of Louisiana·Decided February 11, 2000·No. No. 1999-KH-3584·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

In re Castleberry, Terry Earl;- — Plaintiff; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs, Parish of St. Landry, No. 96-K-2173.

Writ granted. Because the “quantitative difference between death and other penalties,” Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586, 604, 98 S.Ct. 2954, 2964, 57 L.Ed.2d 973 (1978), justifies departure from our usual practice, see State ex rel. Bernard v. Criminal District Court, 94-2247, p. 1 (La.4/28/95), 653 So.2d 1174, 1175, relator is to be furnished the requested records, checking them out through Mrs. Dora Ra-balais of Angola’s Legal Services Office, who will assume responsibility for their return.

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

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In re Castleberry, Terry Earl;- — Plaintiff; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs, Parish of St. Landry, No. 96-K-2173.

Writ granted. Because the “quantitative difference between death and other penalties,” Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586, 604, 98 S.Ct. 2954, 2964, 57 L.Ed.2d 973 (1978), justifies departure from our usual practice, see State ex rel. Bernard v. Criminal District Court, 94-2247, p. 1 (La.4/28/95), 653 So.2d 1174, 1175, relator is to be furnished the requested records, checking them out through Mrs. Dora Ra-balais of Angola’s Legal Services Office, who will assume responsibility for their return.

JOHNSON, J., not on panel.

State v. Castleberry, 754 So. 2d 923, 2000 WL 158930 (La. 2000).

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