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JACKSON v. BERGERON

Misc. No. 1088.

306 F.Supp. 1263 (1969)

Howard JACKSON and Major Williams v. Hon. Belvin BERGERON, Sheriff, West Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

December 17, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip N. Pecquet, Port Allen, La., James H. Morrison, Baton Rouge, La., for petitioners.

WEST, Chief Judge:

Petitioners, Howard Jackson and Major Williams, are presently confined in the West Baton Rouge Parish Prison at Port Allen, Louisiana, serving a five month sentence for the crime of theft in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67. Petitioners were convicted under that statute of having stolen the sum of $10.00. The statute in question provides that where the theft involves a value of less than $20.00, the offender...

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