PAUL v. EDWARDS

No. 10474.

323 So.2d 488 (1975)

Franklin D. PAUL v. Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Mulla, Jr., New Orleans, for appellant.

Janice Gonzales, Metairie, for appellees.

Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and BARNETTE, JJ.


COVINGTON, Judge.

On October 13, 1965, plaintiff-appellant plead guilty to auto theft and was given a three (3) year term in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, with the sentence being suspended and the then defendant placed on two years of active probation. On March 26, 1975, a Petition for Writ of Mandamus was brought against the Governor, Attorney General and Director of Louisiana Department of Corrections to compel the issuance of an "automatic pardon" to plaintiff...

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