Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Favorite v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 2, 2007No. 2006-KH-1418Published

1Opinion of the Court

In re Favorite, Donald; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial *187Writs, Parish of St. John, 40th Judicial District Court Div. C, No. 2000-137; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 06-KH-234.

Writ granted in part; otherwise denied; case remanded to the district court. Because relator’s conviction did not become final under La.C.Cr.P. art. 922 until this Court denied his application for writs on direct review in April, 2004, see State v. Favorite, 03-3529 (La.4/23/04), 870 So.2d 298, the prescriptive period of La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 does not bar consideration of relator’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  2. State v. FavoriteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004

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