Opinion
NO. 2015 KW 1807
02-10-2016
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRED HOWARD
In Re: Fred Howard, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No. 30929. BEFORE: McDONALD, McCLENDON, AND THERIOT, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. A defendant shall receive credit only for time in actual custody and only once during any calendar month when consecutive sentences are imposed. La. Code Crim. P. art. 880(B). Any complaint regarding the calculation of time by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections must be raised as directed by the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure (CARP), La. R.S. 15:1171-79, as that is the exclusive remedy by which an offender may challenge time computations relative to credit for time served. See La. R.S. 15:1171(B).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT