Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Nicholas v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 22, 2016No. 2015-KH-1060Published

1Per curiam

| denied. Relator does not identify an illegal term in his sentence, and therefore, his filing is properly construed as an application for post-conviction relief. See State v. Parker, 98-0256 (La.5/8/98), 711 So.2d 694. Relator’s sentencing claim is not cognizable on collateral review. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.3; State ex rel. Melinie v. State, 93-1380 (La.1/12/96), 665 So.2d 1172; see also State v. Cotton, 09-2397 (La.10/15/10), 45 So.3d 1030. We attach hereto and make a part hereof the Fourth Circuit’s written reasons granting writs and affirming the trial court’s ruling.

Relator has now fully…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Melinie v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  2. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  3. State v. CottonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  4. State v. SugastiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  5. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004

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