Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 83-KH-2269. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. OTIS DAWSON v. JOHN R. BALLARD, JUDGE, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CADDO, STATE OF LOUISIANA. Granted. Sentence vacated. Case remanded for reimposition of a fully determinate sentence as to duration of period without benefit of parole. CALOGERO, J., concurs. BLANCHE, J., dissents.