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Habitual Offender Statute

This Louisiana Gulf War Veteran Is Serving Life For Selling $30 Worth Of Marijuana

Derek Harris awaits arguments in the state Supreme Court about the sentencing, which one judge called ‘unconscionable.’

Aaron Morrison Sep 24, 2019

Louisiana Prosecutors Use The ‘Habitual Offender’ Statute To Jail People For Life. Attorneys For Lifers Are Fighting Back.

Henri Lyles is challenging his life sentence under a statute that penalizes people for prior convictions. A favorable decision by the state Supreme Court would mean that he and a dozen people sentenced to life could one day be freed.

Aaron Morrison Sep 12, 2019