Case Name: STATE ex rel. Carlos JOHNSON v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2001-08-24
Citations: 795 So. 2d 330
Docket Number: No. 2000-KH-3129
Parties: STATE ex rel. Carlos JOHNSON v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ application, being of the opinion that this life sentence is constitutionally excessive and grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 795
Pages: 330–330

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Carlos JOHNSON v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 2000-KH-3129.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Aug. 24, 2001.

Opinion:
In re Johnson, Carlos — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Bossier, 26th Judicial District Court Div. C, No. 84,975; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 34453-KH.
Denied.
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ application, being of the opinion that this life sentence is constitutionally excessive and grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime.