State v. Holmes
State v. Holmes
Opinion of the Court
Writ granted. The district court and lower appellate court's rulings regarding the state's procedural objection are vacated because materials included in the application for post-conviction relief show that the state did not withhold the initial incident report from Mr. Holmes or his trial counsel. Therefore, the application was not timely filed in the district court, and Mr. Holmes fails to carry his burden to show that an exception applies. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 ; State ex rel. Glover v. State , 93-2330 (La. 9/5/95),
Mr. Holmes has now fully litigated his application for post-conviction relief in state court. Similar to federal habeas relief, see
JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.
HUGHES, J., would deny.
GENOVESE, J., would deny.
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