Lay v. Porey

727 So.2d 592 (1998)

Richard LAY

v.

Lt. POREY, et al.

No. 97 CA 2903.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 28, 1998.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1999.

Richard Lay, Angola, Pro Se/Appellant.

David G. Sanders, Baton Rouge, for Defendant/Appellee, Lt. Porey, et al.

Before: SHORTESS, C.J., CARTER, and WHIPPLE, JJ.

CARTER, J.

Richard Lay, an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 and LSA-R.S. 15:574.9. By order dated May 24, 1996, the Twentieth Judicial…