Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2017

State ex rel. Powell v. State

State ex rel. Powell v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 3, 2017 · Grant, Hughes, Writ
209 So. 3d 695; 2017 WL 462171; 2017 La. LEXIS 264 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State ex rel. Powell v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

| denied. Relator shows no abuse of discretion in the District Court’s decision to deny his request to further supplement his application for post-conviction relief. See State ex rel. Duhon v. Whitley, 92-1740 (La. 9/2/94), 642 So.2d 1273 (district court has discretion to decide whether to allow a post-conviction petitioner to amend or supplement a timely-filed application for post-conviction relief).

HUGHES, J., would grant the writ.

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