Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Walter BOOTH, II v. Hon. Rudolph F. BECKER, III, Judge, Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1977-05-25
Citations: 345 So. 2d 897
Docket Number: No. 59879
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Walter BOOTH, II v. Hon. Rudolph F. BECKER, III, Judge, Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 345
Pages: 897–897

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Walter BOOTH, II v. Hon. Rudolph F. BECKER, III, Judge, Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans.
No. 59879.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 25, 1977.

Opinion:
In re: Walter Booth, II applying for writ of mandamus.
Writ granted. The district judge is ordered to act on the application for writ of habeas corpus. An appeal suspends the execution of sentence. C.Cr.P. 913. There is no right to transfer a prisoner to the Department of Corrections while the prisoner's appeal is pending, State ex rel. Matthews v. Henderson, La., 292 So.2d 496 (1974), in the absence of a finding that the particular prisoner involved is a security risk. State ex rel. Matthews v. Henderson, La., 292 So.2d 496 (1974).