Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Lawrence Joseph SMITH v. Ross MAGGIO, Warden Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1976-09-29
Citations: 337 So. 2d 873
Docket Number: No. 58345
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Lawrence Joseph SMITH v. Ross MAGGIO, Warden Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 337
Pages: 873–873

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Lawrence Joseph SMITH v. Ross MAGGIO, Warden Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 58345.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 29, 1976.

Opinion:
In re: Lawrence Joseph Smith, applying for writ of habeas corpus.
Writ denied. The defendant is not entitled to credit for pre-sentence incarceration against a sentence imposed prior to the 1970 amendment of La. Code of Crim. Procedure, Art. 880. See State v. Williams, 262 La. 769, 264 So.2d 638 (1972).