Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. David DENIS v. N. Burl CAIN, Warden, Dixon Correctional Institute East Feliciana Parish
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1983-04-18
Citations: 433 So. 2d 156
Docket Number: No. 82-KH-1009
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. David DENIS v. N. Burl CAIN, Warden, Dixon Correctional Institute East Feliciana Parish.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 433
Pages: 156–157

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. David DENIS v. N. Burl CAIN, Warden, Dixon Correctional Institute East Feliciana Parish.
No. 82-KH-1009.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 18, 1983.

Opinion:
In re David Denis, applying for writ of mandamus. Parish of Orleans. No. 268-241.
Granted. CCrP Article 901(2) is directed to the sentencing judges, not to the custodian of defendant. The custodian is obligated to see that only the sentence imposed is the sentence served. The State of Louisiana in the person of the prosecutor was party to the cases in which these sentences were imposed, and bears some responsibility for any errors in the proceedings. The prosecutors have not objected, and have not sought to have the sentences set aside. Accordingly, the Warden is ordered to correct defendant's record to show that the sentences are to be served as imposed by the trial judge in this case.