State Ex Rel. Berry v. State, 693 So. 2d 787

Writ granted; case remanded for resentencing. The district judge erred in imposing two sentences enhanced under R.S. 15:529.1 when the two convictions arose from a single criminal episode and were entered on the same day. See State ex rel. Porter v. Butler, 573 So.2d 1106, 1109 (La.1991); State v. Sherer, 411 So.2d 1050, 1057 (La.1982).

VICTORY, TRAYLOR and KNOLL, JJ., would grant and docket to reconsider State ex rel. Porter v. Butler.

Case Details

Case Name: State Ex Rel. Berry v. State

Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date Published: May 16, 1997

Citations: 693 So. 2d 787; 1997 WL 267564; 96-KH-0367

Docket Number: 96-KH-0367

Court Abbreviation: La.