Chappaquiddick on Bayou St. John – New Orleans, La.
Michelle M. Haensel Memorial Web Site
The
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF
LOUISIANA
VS.
NO. 97-K-2110
CHRISTOPHER
NABORS
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IN RE:
Nabors, Christopher; - Defendant(s); Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or
Review; Parish of Orleans Criminal District Court Div. "F" Number
375-409; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number 96KA-1427
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March 20, 1998
Denied.
P. F. Calogero
W. F. Marcus
J. P. Victory
C. D. Taylor
J. T. Kimball
Lemmon, J.
votes to grant. The statutory penalty is two to fifteen years at hard labor,
"at least two without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of
sentence." While the trial judge is authorized to impose a sentence in
excess of two years, there is no express authority to withhold parole
eligibility beyond two years.
Kimball, J.
votes to grant for reasons assigned by Lemmon, J.
Johnson, J.
not on panel.
Supreme
Court of Louisiana
March 20,
1998
Clerk of
Court for the Court
The forgoing is a replication of the Louisiana Supreme Court ruling
in this case. A full copy can be obtained from the Official Court records.