State ex rel. Prejean v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Prejean v. Smith, 549 So. 2d 1237 (La. 1989)
1989 La. LEXIS 2397; 1989 WL 124516
Lemmon, Reasons
State ex rel. Prejean v. Smith
Opinion of the Court
In re: Prejean, Dalton; applying for Stay of Execution, Writ of Habeas Corpus, and
Denied.
Concurring Opinion
concurring.
The direct review of relator’s conviction was completed in 1980. The decision in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), is retroactive only in those cases which were pending on direct appeal at the time Batson was rendered. The Batson decision is therefore not applicable in the present case.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE ex rel. Dalton PREJEAN v. Larry D. SMITH
- Status
- Published