State Of Louisiana v. Maurice Nalls

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 0142 VERSUS MAURICE NALLS APRIL 20, 2026 In Re: Maurice Nalls, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 07-07-0697.

BEFORE : LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. This court has consistently held that habeas corpus is not available to contest the validity of a conviction or to have a sentence set aside. Rather, such claims are considered requests for postconviction relief. See Runnels v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, 2023-0524 (La. App. lst Cir. 11/9/23), 2023 WL 7402418 (unpublished), writ denied, 2023- 01338 (La. 1/17/24), 377 So.3d 246. The application for postconviction relief is untimely on its face, and relator failed to meet his burden of proving an exception to the time limitation.

See La. Code Crim. P. art. 930.8(A). Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing the application for postconviction relief.

WIL CHH Sy, ‘, COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT \ : ~ Vi! (MY EHO PUTY CLERK OF COURT Nad FOR THE COURT