Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Massey v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 16, 2016No. 2015-KH-1464Published

1Per curiam

11 Denied. 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.

*244Relator 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 cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Mathes v. SchwingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929

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