Case Name: STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James R. TOWNLEY, Defendant-Relator
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1993-11-18
Citations: 627 So. 2d 252
Docket Number: No. K92-1190
Parties: STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James R. TOWNLEY, Defendant-Relator.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 627
Pages: 252–255

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James R. TOWNLEY, Defendant-Relator.
No. K92-1190.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
Nov. 18, 1993.
James R. Townley, DeQuincy, for applicant.
Paul Peter Reggie, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for respondents.

Opinion:
ORDER
WRIT GRANTED AND MADE.PEREMPTORY:
We find relator's prior convictions of simple burglary and simple criminal damage to property were not final at the time relator committed the crime of simple escape. State v. Lewis, 564 So.2d 765 (La.App. 2 Cir.1990), citing State v. Gani 157 La. 231, 102 So. 318 (1924).
Accordingly, relator's adjudication and sentencing as a third felony offender is vacated and set aside and an adjudication as a second felony offender is hereby entered. This case is remanded to the trial court for resentencing of the defendant as a second felony offender.