Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Steven GALLAGHER v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1984-06-27
Citations: 452 So. 2d 166
Docket Number: No. 84-KH-0985
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Steven GALLAGHER v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: MARCUS, BLANCHE and WATSON, JJ., dissent, being of the opinion that the matter is entirely within the sheriff’s discretion. LSA-RS 15:571.10(B).
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 452
Pages: 166–166

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Steven GALLAGHER v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 84-KH-0985.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 27, 1984.
Reconsideration Granted July 27, 1984.

Opinion:
IN RE: Steven Gallagher applying for Writ of Habeas Corpus, from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, No. 289-817, Section "F", Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, No. K-2234.
Granted. The district court is ordered to grant relator mandatory credit for work performed under La.R.S. 15:571.10(A). The sheriff is ordered to exercise discretion on an individual basis on the issue of whether relator should be granted a diminution of sentence under La.R.S. 15:571.10(B).
MARCUS, BLANCHE and WATSON, JJ., dissent, being of the opinion that the matter is entirely within the sheriff's discretion. LSA-RS 15:571.10(B).