Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Edward James ARMSTEAD, Jr. v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1978-09-01
Citations: 361 So. 2d 1218
Docket Number: No. 62599
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Edward James ARMSTEAD, Jr. v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 361
Pages: 1218–1218

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Edward James ARMSTEAD, Jr. v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 62599.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 1, 1978.

Opinion:
In re: Edward James Armstead, Jr., applying for remedial writs of certiorari, mandamus and habeas corpus.
Denied. The applicant could have been charged as a multiple offender in spite of having satisfied the previous sentences; he was not a "1st offender".