State v. Benoit

SAVOIE, Judge.

This court, ex proprio motu, issued a show cause order as to why this appeal should not be dismissed due to lack of appellate jurisdiction.

On August 31, 1978, appellant, Gary Be-noit, pled guilty to a charge of distribution of phencyclidine in violation of Louisiana R.S. 40:968. After waiver of the statutory delay, appellant was sentenced to ten years at hard labor. Thereafter, on April 11, 1983, appellant filed an “Application for Post-Conviction Relief” and a “Motion for Review and Correction of an Illegal Sentence.” On August 23, 1983, the trial judge rendered judgment,…