Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Richardson v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided August 4, 2017No. 2016-KH-0830Published

1Opinion of the Court

ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ORLEANS

2Per curiam

| t 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; State v. Cotton, 09-2397 (La. 10/15/10), 45 So.3d 1030. The application is also repetitive. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4. See State v. Richardson,…

3Cases cited4 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. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014

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