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State v. Abbott

STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin ABBOTT

State v. Abbott, 508 So. 2d 80 (La. 1987)
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Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana · State Highest Courts
Decided
June 19, 1987
Docket
No. 87-CQ-1255
Judges
Briefing, Bring, Calogero, Certification, Grant
Citations
508 So. 2d 801987 La. LEXIS 9505
Cited by 11

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In re Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal— Other; applying for certified question; to *81 the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. KW-7602; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “C”, No. 299-714.

Certification granted. In response to the certified question, Louisiana Act 851 of 1986 should be applied retroactively to uphold the validity of habitual offender proceedings where orders of appeal were entered prior to the sentencing of the defendants as habitual offenders.

CALOGERO, J., would grant the requested certification and bring the case up for briefing, argument and opinion.

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Cited by 11 cases

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1987: 21988: 21991: 21992: 11994: 11995: 21996: 119872026peak 1987 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. State v. Gonzales680 So. 2d 1253 (La. Ct. App. 1996)
  2. State v. Abraham521 So. 2d 511 (La. Ct. App. 1988)
  3. Wilson v. Lensing755 F. Supp. 153 (E.D. La. 1991)
  4. State v. Abbott634 So. 2d 911 (La. Ct. App. 1994)
  5. Roderick Wilson v. C.M. Lensing and Attorney General of Louisiana943 F.2d 9 (5th Cir. 1991)
  6. State v. Williams522 So. 2d 1171 (La. Ct. App. 1988)

Most recent

  1. State v. Gonzales680 So. 2d 1253 (La. Ct. App. 1996)
  2. State v. Hunter654 So. 2d 781 (La. Ct. App. 1995)
  3. State v. Abbott650 So. 2d 1223 (La. Ct. App. 1995)
  4. State v. Abbott634 So. 2d 911 (La. Ct. App. 1994)
  5. State v. Williams596 So. 2d 399 (La. Ct. App. 1992)
  6. Roderick Wilson v. C.M. Lensing and Attorney General of Louisiana943 F.2d 9 (5th Cir. 1991)

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