State Of Louisiana v. Eddie Lang

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 0040 VERSUS EDDIE LANG MAY 4, 2026 In Re: Eddie Lang, applying for supervisory writs, 20th Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana, No. 25-WCR-637.

BEFORE : MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. A writ of habeas corpus may not be used to contest the validity of a conviction or sentence. Such claims are considered requests for postconviction relief. Sinclair v. Kennedy, 96-1510 (La. App. lst Cir. 9/19/97), 701 So.2d 457, 460, writ denied, 97-2495 (La. 4/3/98), 717 So.2d 645. Relator’s claim attacking the non-unanimous jury verdict is in the nature of a request for postconviction relief, which must be filed in the parish in which the petitioner was convicted. See La. Code Crim.

P. art. 925. Accordingly, the district court did not err by treating the petition for writ of habeas corpus as an application for postconviction relief. Additionally, the district court did not err by denying relator’s request for relief, as the Fourth Judicial District (Morehouse Parish) is the proper jurisdiction in this matter.

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