GALLEGOS v. LA. CODE OF CRIM. PROCEDURES ART. 658

No. 88-3283 Summary Calendar.

858 F.2d 1091 (1988)

Richard GALLEGOS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURES ART. 658 PARAGRAPH A AND C(4), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Gallegos, Jr., Slidell La., pro se.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, JOHNSON and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Pro se plaintiff Richard Gallegos, Jr. brought a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana seeking a finding that article 658, paragraphs A and C(4), of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure is unconstitutional. Following the instigation of this action, Gallegos was committed to a Louisiana state mental hospital pursuant to the challenged provision. Gallegos, acting pro se, mistakenly...

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