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PARKERSON v. LYNN

Nos. 89 CA 0841, 89 CA 0845.

556 So.2d 91 (1989)

Gary Wayne PARKERSON v. Bruce LYNN, Secretary Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Dennis MARX v. Bruce LYNN, Secretary Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ford McWilliams, Jr., Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee Gary Wayne Parkerson.

Walter McClatchey, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Bruce Lynn, Secretary Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.

Before CARTER, SAVOIE and ALFORD, JJ.

SAVOIE, Judge.

These cases present the issue of whether persons who commit felonies while on parole or probation lose their eligibility to receive increased diminution of sentence (known as double good time) under LSA-R.S. 15:571.14(8) on the second felony convictions.

FACTS

Gary Wayne Parkerson was on parole when he committed a second felony. His parole was revoked and he was sentenced to serve six years of imprisonment on the

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