State v. Nolan

COOKS, Judge.

hOn July 9, 2003, Defendant, Matthew James Nolan, was found guilty of second degree murder following a bench trial. The Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence on November 7, 2003. The Defendant appealed and this court affirmed his conviction and sentence on November 7, 2003. State v. Nolan, 04-360 (La.App. 3 Cir. 9/29/04), 882 So.2d 1246.

The Defendant filed an application for post-conviction relief in the trial court on June 17, 2005. A hearing on the Defendant’s application for post-conviction relief was…