State Of Louisiana v. Terry Vince

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0359 VERSUS TERRY VINCE MAY 24, 2021 In Re: Terry Vince, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish St. No. of Tammany, 260- 640. BEFORE: THERIOT, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ. WRIT DENIED. It is a fundamental rule of statutory construction that when two statutes deal with the same subject matter, if there is a conflict, the statute specifically directed to the matter at issue must prevail as an exception to the statute more general in character. State v. Campbell, 20033035 ( La. 7/ 6/ 04), 877 So. 2d 112, 118 . The procedures and conditions for determining parole for juvenile eligibility homicide offenders like relator Whose indictment for the offense was prior to August 1, 2017 are contained at La. R. S. 15: 574. 4( G). The addition of Paragraph 4 to La. R. S. 15: 574. 4( J) clearly shows the legislature' s intent that persons convicted of first or second degree murder not be allowed to benefit from any inadvertent conflict created by the addition of La. R. S. 15: 574. 4( J)( 1). MRT EW CHH COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT I C\ R I DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT