Opinion

Douget v. Fullerton

273 So. 2d 845
1973 La. LEXIS 5890

Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Filed: Mar 15, 1973
Status: Published
Author: Barham
On the bench: Barham
Cited by: 0 cases

The opinion

BARHAM, J.,

concurs. However, a literal reading of the law R.S. IS :574.4 entitles parole consideration upon the serving of Yz of each sentence, though the applicant has a total confinement under several consecutive sentences. However, a strict reading and construction of this statute in this fashion departs from the purpose of parole as reflected in R.S. 15:574.2 to 15:-574.14. The legislature should correct this hiatus.

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