STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2024 KW 1131 VERSUS

JANUARY 29, 2025

In Re: Carl Barras, applying for 22nd supervisory writs, Judicial District Court, Parish St. No. of Tammany, 188319.

BEFORE: WOLFE, MILLER, AND GREENE, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The new rule of criminal procedure announced in Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. 83, 140 S. Ct. 1390, 206 L. Ed. 2d 583 2020), which provides for in unanimity jury verdicts is not retroactive in Louisiana. State v. Reddick, 2021- 01893 ( La. 10/ 21/ 22), 351 So. 3d 273, 283. See also State v. Jackson, 2022- 00720 ( La. 5/ 16/ 23), 360 So. 3d 473 ( per curiam). Relator' s conviction became final in 1992, when the supreme court denied writs. See La. Code Crim. P. art. 922( D). Therefore, relator' s application for postconviction relief is untimely and he failed to demonstrate that an exception to the time delay applies to his case. See La. Code Crim. P. art. 930. 8.

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URT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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