Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Louis A. SOLARES v. Alwynn J. CRONVICH, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, and Roland J. Vicknair, Warden, Jefferson Parish Prison
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1976-07-29
Citations: 336 So. 2d 22
Docket Number: No. 58370
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Louis A. SOLARES v. Alwynn J. CRONVICH, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, and Roland J. Vicknair, Warden, Jefferson Parish Prison.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 336
Pages: 22–22

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Louis A. SOLARES v. Alwynn J. CRONVICH, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, and Roland J. Vicknair, Warden, Jefferson Parish Prison.
No. 58370.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
July 29, 1976.

Opinion:
In re: Louis A. Solares, applying for writ of habeas corpus and/or writ of mandamus.
Writ granted. Relator is not entitled to "good time" credit under R.S. 15:571.3. However, in the absence of a contrary provision in the probation order he is entitled to the work credit under R.S. 15:571.10. Accordingly, an evidentiary hearing is ordered to determine whether or not the defendant has consented to work and, if so, how many days of credit he has earned.
SUMMERS, J.
In my view the incarceration of Solares in the parish jail as a condition of his probation does not entitle him to work credit. Work credit is allowed those serving "sentences". A condition of probation is not a sentence. In fact here, Solares' sentence has been suspended.