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State ex rel. Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 9, 2018
241 So. 3d 1003 (La. 2018)

Opinion

No. 2016–KH–2245

05-09-2018

STATE EX REL. Larry WILLIAMS v. STATE of Louisiana


ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE TWENTY–FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON

PER CURIAM:

Denied. Relator does not identify an illegal term in his sentence, and therefore, his filing is properly construed as an application for post-conviction relief. See State v. Parker , 98-0256 (La. 5/8/98), 711 So.2d 694. As such, it is subject to the time limitation set forth in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8. Relator's application was not timely filed in the district court, and he fails to carry his burden to show that an exception applies. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 ; State ex rel. Glover v. State , 93-2330 (La. 9/5/95), 660 So.2d 1189. In addition, his sentencing claim is not cognizable on collateral review. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.3 ; State ex rel. Melinie v. State , 93-1380 (La. 1/12/96), 665 So.2d 1172.

Relator has now fully litigated his application for post-conviction relief in state court. Similar to federal habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244, Louisiana post-conviction procedure envisions the filing of a successive application only under the narrow circumstances provided in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4 and within the limitations period as set out in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8. Notably, the Legislature in 2013 La. Acts 251 amended that article to make the procedural bars against successive filings mandatory. Relator's claims have now been fully litigated in accord with La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.6, and this denial is final. Hereafter, unless he can show that one of the narrow exceptions authorizing the filing of a successive application applies, relator has exhausted his right to state collateral review. The district court is ordered to record a minute entry consistent with this per curiam.


Summaries of

State ex rel. Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 9, 2018
241 So. 3d 1003 (La. 2018)
Case details for

State ex rel. Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:STATE EX REL. Larry WILLIAMS v. STATE of Louisiana

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Date published: May 9, 2018

Citations

241 So. 3d 1003 (La. 2018)

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