STATE v. LASSAI

No. 62964.

366 So.2d 1389 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Russell LASSAI.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy V. Ladner, Student Practitioner, William J. O'Hara, III, New Orleans, Supervising Atty., Loyola Law School Clinic, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Julie C. LeBlanc, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.


DIXON, Justice.

This writ was granted to review the probation violation of a narcotics addict for a single instance of drug use while undergoing treatment for addiction.

Petitioner, Russell Lassai, pleaded guilty on July 8, 1977 to theft and receiving stolen property and to being a guadruple offender. He was sentenced to serve twenty-five years in custody of the Department of Corrections. His sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for five years...

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