Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Preston v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 27, 2016No. 2015-KH-1184Published

1Per curiam

_JjDenied. Relator fails to show he received ineffective assistance of counsel under the standard of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Relator’s remaining claims are repetitive and/or unsupported. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.2; La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4. We attach hereto and make a part hereof the District Court’s written reasons denying relator’s application.

Relator has now fully litigated his application for post-conviction relief in state court. Similar to federal habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244, Louisiana post-conviction procedure envisions the filing…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  4. State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  5. State v. SolerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994

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