# State ex rel. Gallagher v. State

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · January 14, 1985 · 462 So. 2d 1221

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7539111

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE ex rel. Steven GALLAGHER v. STATE of Louisiana
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** January 14, 1985
- **Citations:** 462 So. 2d 1221; 1985 La. LEXIS 7826
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Dixon
- **Judges:** Being, Calogero, Discretion, Dixon, Lemmon, Marcus, Reasons, Sheriff, Solely, Stated, Subscribes, That, Watson
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

DIXON, Chief Justice
(concurring in part, dissenting in part).
R.S. 15:571.10(B) gives the prisoner the right to credit for work under Paragraph B and gives the sheriff the power to control (discretion) the award of credit. A fair reading of the statute does not give the sheriff the option to institute such a system.
The interpretation of Paragraph A is correct.

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