State Of Louisiana v. Avis Williams ( 2022 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 0274
VERSUS
AVIS WILLIAMS JULY 5, 2022
In Re: Avis Williams, applying for supervisory writs, 32nd
Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne, No.
641, 477.
BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND HESTER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The sentence reductions in Act 403 of 2001
and Act 45 of 2002 are expressly applicable retroactively to
inmates who committed crimes, who were convicted, or who were
sentenced under certain enumerated provisions prior to June 15,
2001. See La. R. S. 15: 308; State v. Jarvis, 2020- 00877 ( La.
1/ 12/ 21), 308 So. 3d 290, 291 ( per curiam). Relator committed
the instant offense in 2009, and therefore, is not entitled to
the requested relief. Accordingly, the district court did not
err by denying relator' s motion to correct an illegal sentence.
PMC
JEW
CHH
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT