Opinion
NO. 2019 KW 1087
11-12-2019
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NOEL A. DEAN
In Re: Noel A. Dean, applying for supervisory writs, 20th Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana, Nos. 17-WFLN-479 & 480. BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., GUIDRY AND CRAIN, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. Relator previously raised a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in his first application for postconviction relief. A successive application shall be dismissed if it fails to raise a new or different claim. La. Code Crim. P. art. 930.4(D). Furthermore, the decision in Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. 1, 132 S.Ct. 1309, 182 L.Ed.2d 272 (2012), does not apply to postconviction claims made in state court. See State v. Deloch, 2013-1975 (La. 5/16/14), 140 So.3d 1167.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT