Legal Opinion

State v. Ginn

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 19, 1998No. 98 KW 1184PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

liPER CURIAM.

WRIT DENIED. Relator claims he was convicted March 6, 1998, and sentenced May 8, 1998. Relator further alleges he filed a motion to reconsider sentence; and this motion for appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court was filed within the five-day delay from his receipt of notice of that ruling.

Initially, we note that relator’s motion for appeal was improperly filed in this court. La.Code Crim.Proc: art. 914 states in pertinent part that “A motion for an appeal may be made orally in open court or by filing a written motion with the clerk. The motion shall be entered in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CountermanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  2. State v. VeazeySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. WarnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. BrooksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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