STATE EX REL. WILLIAMS v. HENDERSON

No. 54061.

289 So.2d 74 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana, ex rel. Willie WILLIAMS v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion January 31, 1974.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Franklin, Jr., Shreveport, for plaintiff-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., Charles R. Lindsay, Asst. Dist. Atty., for defendant-respondent.


DIXON, Justice.

On May 26, 1971 petitioner was sentenced to two and one-half years at hard labor for attempted simple robbery. Defendant appealed and this court affirmed the conviction. Rehearing was denied on June 13, 1972. On August 15, 1972 the Caddo Parish district attorney filed a bill of information charging petitioner with being a fourth felony offender. R.S. 15:529.1. On September 20, 1972 petitioner was discharged by the warden of Angola as having served...

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