STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 0789 VERSUS JAMES BISHOP OCTOBER 6, 2025 In Re: James Bishop, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 611058.

BEFORE : McCLENDON, C.J., GREENE AND STROMBERG, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. Relator’s claim that the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial following the expert’s testimony in this matter was addressed by this court on appeal. Furthermore, when the substantive issue that an attorney has not raised has no merit, then the claim the attorney was ineffective for failing to raise the issue also has no merit. State v. Williams, 613 So.2d 252, 256-257 (La. App. lst Cir. 1992). The district court did not abuse its discretion in summarily denying the application for postconviction relief. See La. Code Crim. P. art. 929(A).

PMc HG Stromberg, J., concurs. “€OURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT FOR THE COURT