State Of Louisiana v. Jason Jarrell Spikes

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0139 VERSUS JASON JARRELL S=IKES MAY 1 9 7070 In Re: Jason Jarrell Spikes, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. 16-CR6-129868, BEFORE: McDONALD, THERIOT, AND CHUTZ, JJ. WRIT DENIED. A criminal defendant has no constitutional right to counsel to pursue discretionary state appeals or applications for review. Therefore, he cannot be deprived of the effective assistance of counsel by his retained counsel’s failure to file the application timely. See Wainwright v.…