Opinion
NO. 2018 KW 1698
02-19-2019
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MAURICE ANDERSON
In Re: Maurice Anderson, applying for supervisory writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa, No. 1202751. BEFORE: GUIDRY, THERIOT, AND PENZATO, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. A defendant should be sentenced pursuant to the version of La. R.S. 15:529.1 in effect at the time of the commission of the charged offense. See State v. Parker, 2003-0924 (La. 4/14/04), 871 So.2d 317, 318. The Legislature's recent enactment of La. R.S. 15:529.1(K) to the Habitual Offender Law codified the Supreme Court's holding in Parker and may be fairly described as legislatively overruling the decision in State v. Williams, 2017-1753 (La. 6/15/18) 245 So.3d 1042 (per curiam). Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying relator's motion to correct an illegal sentence.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT