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
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