Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Russell ALEXANDER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1973-11-16
Citations: 284 So. 2d 772
Docket Number: No. 54067
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Russell ALEXANDER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 284
Pages: 772–772

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Russell ALEXANDER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 54067.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 16, 1973.

Opinion:
In re: Russell Alexander applying for writs of mandamus and habeas corpus.
Writ denied. Credit for time served on a life sentence cannot be had until life sentence is commuted to a definite and fixed term of years. See R.S. 15:574.