State ex rel. Poydras v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Poydras v. State, 803 So. 2d 982 (La. 2001)
2001 La. LEXIS 3853; 2001 WL 1681200
Calogero, Knoll

State ex rel. Poydras v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Poydras, David Wayne; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Lafayette, 15th Judicial District Court Div. J, No. 52685; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. 99-1620-KH.

Denied.

KNOLL, J., recused.

Concurring Opinion

CALOGERO, C.J.,

concurs and assigns reasons. Inmates who claim that DNA evidence will exonerate them must file their application in the district court pursuant to the procedure set forth in La. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 926.1, enacted by La. Acts. 2001, No. 1020, effective August 15,2001.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE ex rel. David Wayne POYDRAS v. STATE of Louisiana
Status
Published