Opinion
NO. 2016 KW 0839
08-08-2016
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER D. HUGHES
In Re: Christopher D. Hughes, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 436,928. BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, THERIOT, AND CHUTZ, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. For felony cases in which the defendant has been sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor, there is no authorization for the court to amend the sentence after execution of the sentence has begun unless the court grants a timely filed motion to reconsider sentence. State v. Gedric, 99-1213 (La. App. 1st Cir. 6/3/99), 741 So.2d 849, 852 (per curiam), writ denied, 99-1830 (La. 11/5/99), 751 So.2d 239. Relator's motion was untimely. See La. Code Crim. P. art. 881.1(A)(1).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT