Legal Opinion

State v. Westley

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 18, 2019No. 2017-KP-1338PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

*889Denied. Relator fails to show that he received ineffective assistance of counsel under the standard of Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).

Relator has now fully litigated his application for post-conviction relief in state court. Similar to federal habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244, Louisiana post-conviction procedure envisions the filing of a second or successive application only under the narrow circumstances provided in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4 and within the limitations period as set out in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8. Notably, the Legislature in 2013…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  5. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State of Louisiana v. Frin Wayne CowardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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