Dugar v. State

Apr 2, 1993
87-KA-1920
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam (per curiam)

PER CURIAM:

Defendant‘s sentence of death is reduced to a term of life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‍of sentence. The defendant was 15 years old at the time he committed this crime and the state may not constitutionally enforce his sentence of ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‍death. Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815, 108 S.Ct. 2687, 101 L.Ed.2d 702 (1988); State v. Stone, 535 So.2d 362 (La.1988). The defendant‘s present appeal in this Court is ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‍accordingly transferred to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, for consideration.

SENTENCE OF DEATH REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR WITHOUT BENEFIT OF PROBATION, PAROLE ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‍OR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE: APPEAL TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT.