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State, Shilling v. Whitley

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 29, 1994
637 So. 2d 459 (La. 1994)

Opinion

No. 92-KH-3312.

April 29, 1994.

In re Shilling, John; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court, Div. "C", No. 81-665.


Denied. Although the district court erred in denying without a hearing relator's application for post-conviction relief on the basis of LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 930.8, and although relator presents a colorable claim that a witness at his trial may have entered into a plea bargain arrangement which the district attorney did not disclose and as to which the witness testified falsely, relator's claim that the state knowingly used perjured testimony to convict him ultimately lacks merit. After undertaking a review of the record, this Court finds that given the other evidence against him, there is no reasonable likelihood that the alleged false testimony could have affected the outcome of the trial. Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264, 79 S.Ct. 1173, 3 L.Ed.2d 1217 (1959); Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 92 S. Ct. 763, 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972).

DENNIS, J., not on panel.


Summaries of

State, Shilling v. Whitley

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 29, 1994
637 So. 2d 459 (La. 1994)
Case details for

State, Shilling v. Whitley

Case Details

Full title:STATE EX REL. JOHN SHILLING v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Apr 29, 1994

Citations

637 So. 2d 459 (La. 1994)

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