MASSEY v. LA. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 2013-C-2789.

149 So.3d 780 (2014)

Paul MASSEY v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Overton Thomas Harrington, Jr. , for Applicant.

James D. Caldwell , Attorney General, Jonathan R. Vining , Debra A. Rutledge , William Lester Kline , Baton Rouge, LA, for Respondent.


KNOLL, J.

This case concerns whether defendant, Paul Massey, is eligible to receive "good time" credits when the law changed after the offenses were committed, eliminating Massey's eligibility to earn early release.

In 2006, the Legislature amended the statute that gave inmates the capacity to earn early release from their prison sentence — "good time" credits — in exchange for good behavior and the performance of work or self-improvement activities...

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