Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Jermaine SINGLETON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-02-07
Citations: 688 So. 2d 486
Docket Number: No. 96-K-2380
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Jermaine SINGLETON.
Judges: LEMMON, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 688
Pages: 486–486

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Jermaine SINGLETON.
No. 96-K-2380.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 7, 1997.

Opinion:
In re Singleton, Jermaine; — Defendant(s); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review; Parish of St. Charles, 29th Judicial District Court, Div. "D", No. 94-0692; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 96-KA-0203.
Granted in part; denied in part. Relator's sentence is amended to delete the denial of eligibility for diminution of sentence for good behavior pursuant to La.R.S. 15:571.3(A). Application of La.C.Cr.P. art. 890.1 to deny good time eligibility on a sentence imposed for a crime committed before the effective date of 1995 LaActs No. 946 violates the Ex Post Facto Clauses of the federal and state constitutions. Weaver v. Graham, 450 U.S. 24, 30-32, 101 S.Ct. 960, 965, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981). In all other respects, relator's application is denied.
LEMMON, J., not on panel.