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State ex rel Bethley v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jan 29, 1997
687 So. 2d 386 (La. 1997)
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explaining that it is well settled that the Supreme Court's decision to deny certiorari "does not in any sense constitute a ruling on the merits of the case in which the writ is sought"

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Opinion

No. 95-KH-1248

January 29, 1997

IN RE: Bethley, Carlton Dewayne; — Plaintiff(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writ; Parish of Ouachita 4th Judicial District Court Div. "E" Number 93-F0647; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Number 27557-KW.

Denied.

HTL

PFC

WFM

CDK

BJJ

CDT

JTK

VICTORY, J. not on panel.

Summaries of

State ex rel Bethley v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jan 29, 1997
687 So. 2d 386 (La. 1997)

explaining that it is well settled that the Supreme Court's decision to deny certiorari "does not in any sense constitute a ruling on the merits of the case in which the writ is sought"

Summary of this case from Borchardt v. State

In Bethley v. Louisiana, 520 U.S. 1259, 1259, 117 S.Ct. 2425, 138 L.Ed.2d 188 (1997), the United States Supreme Court acknowledged that its decision to deny a petition for writ of certiorari does not, in any sense, constitute a ruling on the merits of the case in which the writ was sought.

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State ex rel Bethley v. State

Case Details

Full title:STATE EX REL CARLTON DEWAYNE BETHLEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Jan 29, 1997

Citations

687 So. 2d 386 (La. 1997)

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