Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Stepter v. Whitley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 13, 1995No. 93-KH-2346PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
661 So.2d 480 (1995)
STATE ex rel. Monroe STEPTER
v.
John P. WHITLEY, Warden.
No. 93-KH-2346.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 13, 1995.
Writ granted in part; case remanded. The timeliness provisions of C.Cr.P. art. 930.8(A) do not apply to motions to correct illegal sentences made under La.C.Cr.P. art. 882, which states that illegal sentences "may be corrected at any time." State ex rel. Foucha v. C.D.C., 93-1001 (La. 9/2/94), 642 So.2d 1274; State ex rel. Johnson v. Day, 92-1022 (La. 5/13/94), 637 So.2d 1062. The district court is therefore ordered to rule on the merits of relator's claims that…
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