Legal Opinion

State v. Chester

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 16, 2016No. 2015-OK-2123Published

1Opinion of the Court

CRICHTON, J.,

additionally concurs and assigns reasons.

IT agree with the majority that the prose Motion to Waive Right to Habeas Corpus Review, filed directly with this Court, wherein Chester seeks to “immediately proceed to execution” substantively presents a claim for post-conviction relief and thus, La. C.Cr.P. art. 925 bars consideration by us: “[Ajpplications for post-conviction relief shall be filed in the parish in which the petitioner was convicted.” Chester’s motion is also not properly before this Court pursuant to Segura v. Frank, 93-1271 (La. 1/14/94), 630 So.2d 714, 725…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. MedleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Segura v. FrankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  3. Sireci v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  4. State v. ChesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2016

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