Granted. The district court is ordered to grant relator mandatory credit for work performed under La.R.S. 15:571.10(A). The sheriff is ordered to exercise discretion on an individual basis on the issue of whether relator should be granted a diminution of sentence under La.R.S. 15:571.10(B).
MARCUS, BLANCHE and WATSON, JJ., dissent, being of the opinion that the matter is entirely within the sheriff's discretion. LSA-RS...
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