Case Name: STATE EX REL. Peter MERCADEL v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-05-25
Citations: 243 So. 3d 557
Docket Number: No. 2017–KH–0593
Parties: STATE EX REL. Peter MERCADEL
v.
STATE of Louisiana
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 243
Pages: 557–558

Head Matter:
STATE EX REL. Peter MERCADEL
v.
STATE of Louisiana
No. 2017-KH-0593
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 25, 2018
ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ORLEANS

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Denied. With the enactment of Acts 2017, No. 280, § 3, relator's eligibility for parole consideration is no longer dependent upon a commutation of his life sentence to a fixed term of years, but is instead governed by the criteria set forth in La.R.S. 15:574.4.