State v. Gibbs

ORDER

WRIT DENIED: The trial court did not err in concluding that relator’s application did not state one of the exclusive grounds for granting post-conviction relief contained in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.3. The legislature has set forth limited grounds for granting post-conviction relief. Review of a sentence for excessiveness is not provided for by La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.3. Although an excessive sentence may be a violation of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, subsection (1) of art. 930.3 specifically limits review to those instances where “the conviction was obtained in…