State ex rel. Burge v. Maggio

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Burge v. Maggio, 466 So. 2d 451 (La. 1985)
1985 La. LEXIS 8549
Lemmon

State ex rel. Burge v. Maggio

Opinion of the Court

In re: Mark A. Burge, applying for writ of Certiorari and/or Habeas Corpus to the 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, Number 53,767.

Denied.

Concurring Opinion

LEMMON, J.,

concurs.

The death penalty could not have been validly imposed at the time of trial for aggravated kidnapping, because of Eberh-eart v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 917, 97 S.Ct. 2994, 53 L.Ed.2d 1104 (1977). Therefore, it was statutory error to utilize capital sentencing procedures for relator’s trial, but statutory grounds generally are not grounds for postconviction relief. La.C. Cr.P. Art. 930.3.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Mark A. BURGE v. Ross MAGGIO, Jr., Warden Louisiana State Penitentiary
Status
Published