State Of Louisiana v. Reginald Davis

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1197 VERSUS REGINALD DAVIS FEBRUARY 23, 2026 In Re: Reginald Davis, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 12-11-0181.

BEFORE : LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The new rule of criminal procedure announced in Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. 83, 93, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 1397, 206 L.Ed.2d 583 (2020), is not retroactive in Louisiana. State v. Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22), 351 So.3d 273, 283. Thus, relator failed to meet his burden of proving an exception to the time limitation or that counsel was ineffective in not raising the issue in the proceedings below or on appeal. See La. Code Crim.

P. art. 930.8(A); State v. Stafford, 2024-01025 (La. 5/20/25), 409 So.3d 207 (per curiam). Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing the application for postconviction relief and the supplemental filings.

WIL EW CHH CQURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT NA ERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT