Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. John R. DECREVEL
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2003-05-16
Citations: 847 So. 2d 1197
Docket Number: No. 2003-K-0259
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. John R. DECREVEL.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice WEIMER.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 847
Pages: 1197–1198

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. John R. DECREVEL.
No. 2003-K-0259.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 16, 2003.

Opinion:
| .PER CURIAM.
Granted in part. The court of appeal had the authority on its own motion to correct the sentence imposed by directing the court to add the mandatory fine of $5000 required by R.S. 14:98(E)(l)(a). See State v. Williams, 00-1725 (La.11/29/01), 800 So.2d 790; see also State v. Clemons, 01-1032 (La.App. 5th Cir.2/26/02), 811 So.2d 1047, writ denied 02-0866 (La.11/22/02), 834 So.2d 972. However, the court of appeal erred in further directing the trial court to require that all of the 12-year term of imprisonment at hard labor must run without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Because the defendant entered his guilty plea to fourth offense D.W.I. after the effective date of 2001 La. Acts 1163, he is entitled to the benefit of the ameliorative changes in the law with respect to sentencing under R.S. 14:98(E)(1), including suspension of all but 60 days of the sentence imposed. See State v. Mayeux, 01-3195 (La.6/21/02), 820 So.2d 526. The defendant's sentence is therefore vacated, and this case is remanded to the trial court for resentencing in accord with the applicable law.
CALOGERO, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice WEIMER.
JOHNSON, J., dissents.
WEIMER, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.