Opinion
NO. 2017 KW 0490
06-19-2017
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES O. WASHINGTON
In Re: James O. Washington, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. 14-CR4-126827. BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, CRAIN, AND HOLDRIDGE, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. A district court has no authority to amend or modify a sentence in a felony case in which the defendant has been sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor after execution of the sentence has begun unless the court grants a timely filed motion to reconsider sentence. See La. Code Crim. P. arts. 881(A) & 881.1(A)(1). See also State v. Gedric, 99-1213 (La. App. 1st Cir. 6/3/99), 741 So.2d 849, 851-52 (per curiam), writ denied, 99-1830 (La. 11/5/99), 751 So.2d 239.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT