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THOMAS v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS

No. CA 89 1587.

577 So.2d 144 (1991)

Carlton THOMAS v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, Warden Jack Donnelly, Jr., W.C.I. & Clara Wells, Records Analyst, W.C.I., Angie, La. et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton Thomas, Angie, in pro. per.

Joseph Kopsa, Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Secretary, Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.

Before SAVOIE, CRAIN and FOIL, JJ.

FOIL, Judge.

In this appeal, an inmate challenges his status as a third felony offender ineligible under La.R.S. 15:574.4(A)(1) for parole consideration. We hold that the use of convictions obtained prior to the effective date of La.R.S. 15:574.4(A)(1) is not an impermissible ex post facto application of the law, where at least one conviction for which a prisoner has been classified as a third felony offender occurred after its effective date. Accordingly,...

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