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State ex Rel. Johnson v. Butler

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jan 19, 1990
556 So. 2d 1255 (La. 1990)

Opinion

No. 88-KH-1784.

January 19, 1990.

In re Johnson, Eddie Lee; applying for supervisory writs, remedial, certiorari, prohibition and mandamus; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "F", No. 263-814.


Granted in part. Relator's conviction and sentence for attempted armed robbery contravene the constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy. Therefore, relator's attempted armed robbery conviction and twenty-five year sentence are reversed and vacated. See State ex rel. Wikberg v. Henderson, 292 So.2d 505 (La. 1974). Otherwise, the application is denied.


Summaries of

State ex Rel. Johnson v. Butler

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jan 19, 1990
556 So. 2d 1255 (La. 1990)
Case details for

State ex Rel. Johnson v. Butler

Case Details

Full title:STATE EX REL. EDDIE LEE JOHNSON v. ROBERT H. BUTLER, WARDEN, LOUISIANA…

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Jan 19, 1990

Citations

556 So. 2d 1255 (La. 1990)