Case ID: so2d_266/html/0433-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "SUMMERS, J.,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

262 La. 1127
    Leonard CAESAR v. C. Murray HENDERSON.
    No. 52725.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    Sept. 27, 1972.
   In re: Leonard Caesar applying for writ of habeas corpus.

Writ granted; it is ordered that applicant be granted credit against sentences in Nos. 153-042 and 153-602 for time spent in unit for criminally insane at East La. State Hospital at Jackson.

SUMMERS, J.,

dissents: From the allegations and representations of this application, I agree that an abuse of discretion is indicated in refusing credit for time served (10 years) while undergoing treatment for a mental condition prior to trial. I do not agree, however, that the sentence should be altered or modified, without granting the State or the Trial Judge an opportunity to be heard.