Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

State ex rel. Wiggins v. Shea

State ex rel. Wiggins v. Shea
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided July 21, 1988
528 So. 2d 155; 1988 La. LEXIS 1505; 1988 WL 75629 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Wiggins v. Shea

Opinion of the Court

In re Wiggins, Dennis R.; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. ā€œGā€, No. 319-077.

Denied. Relator has not been sentenced yet. After sentence is imposed, he has a right to appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, which right may be exercised by filing a motion for appeal no later than five days after sentence. La.C.Cr.P. art. 914. An application for post conviction relief shall not be entertained if a petitioner may appeal. La.C.Cr.P. art. 924.1.

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