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RICHARDSON v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 93-KD-0476.

627 So.2d 635 (1993)

Carol RICHARDSON v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS and Louisiana Board of Paroles.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Richard M. Olsen, Carol Ann Jewell, Asst. Dist. Attys., for applicant.

Edward A. Songy, Jr., Plaquemine, Laurie A. White, New Orleans, for respondent.

CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

We consider here whether the mandatory life sentence imposed upon Carol Richardson for the possession and distribution of heroin under La.Rev.Stat. § 40:966(B) as enacted by the Louisiana Legislature in Act 207 of 1973, was illegal. Ms. Richardson contends that a mandatory life sentence without benefit of parole could not permissibly have been imposed because (1) "without benefit of parole" is not to be found...

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