Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Marcell v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 27, 2016No. 2015-KH-1239Published

1Per curiam

^Denied. Relator fails to show entitlement to' DNA testing. La.C.Cr.P. art. 926.1. Relator also fails to demonstrate he was denied the effective assistance of cbunsel during plea negotiations under the standard of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984) or that he entered his guilty pleas involuntarily. We attach hereto and make a part hereof the District Court’s written reasons denying relator’s application. . .

Relator has now fully litigated his application for post-conviction relief in. state court. Similar to federal habeas relief,,see 28 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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