State Of Louisiana v. Damond Thomas ( 2020 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2019 KW 1572
VERSUS
DAMOND THOMAS .
FEB 18 2020
In Re: Damond Thomas, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge,
No. 02- 16- 0797.
BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., PENZATO AND LANIER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The district court did not err in denying
relator' s motion to amend or modify sentence. If relator is
making a complaint with regard to the computation of his
sentence pursuant to La. R. S. 15: 571. 3, the Department of Public
Safety and Corrections has authority to adopt administrative
remedy procedures to receive, hear, and dispose of complaints of
time computations of sentences. La. R. S. 15: 1171( B). Any
complaint pertaining to the time computation relative to
diminution of sentence for good behavior ( good time) must be
made under the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure
CARP) as provided in La. R. S. 15: 1171- 15: 1179. See Madison v.
Ward, 2000-2842 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 7/ 3/ 02), 825 So. 2d 1245 ( en
banc).
VGW
AHP
WIL
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
WAU
DEPUTY CL RK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT