Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph WASHINGTON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1994-04-22
Citations: 639 So. 2d 1158
Docket Number: No. 94-KK-0386
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph WASHINGTON.
Judges: DENNIS, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 639
Pages: 1158–1158

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph WASHINGTON.
No. 94-KK-0386.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 22, 1994.

Opinion:
In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "J" No. 364-515; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 93KW-2283.
Granted. Judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and set aside. The state timely filed a motion to reconsider under La. Code Crim.P. art. 881.1. Accordingly, the case is remanded to the court of appeal to consider whether relator's sentence was constitutionally excessive. See State v. Dorthey, 623 So.2d 1276 (La.1993).
DENNIS, J., not on panel.