State Of Louisiana v. Patrick D. James ( 2022 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 0475
VERSUS
PATRICK D. JAMES JULY 5, 2022
In Re: Patrick D. James, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd
Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No.
518, 531.
BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND HESTER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The sentence reductions which relator seeks
to avail himself of apply retroactively only to inmates
sentenced prior to June 15, 2001. See La. R. S. 15: 308( A)( 1) &
2) ( prior to amendment by 2014 La. Acts No. 340, § 1).
Relator' s habitual offender sentence was imposed in 2012.
Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying the
motion to correct an illegal sentence.
PMC
JEW
CHH
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
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DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT