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State ex Rel. Melinie v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jan 12, 1996
665 So. 2d 1172 (La. 1996)

Summary

In Melinie, the Louisiana Supreme Court, relying on Article 930.3, ruled that claims of errors in sentencing which should be raised on direct appeal were not proper grounds for post-conviction relief. The court's holding in Cotton expanded the bars under La. Code Crim. P. art. 930.3 and Melinie to claims challenging the performance of counsel at multiple offender proceedings.

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Opinion

No. 93-KH-1380.

January 12, 1996.


We grant the application in order to rule definitively on the issue of whether a person may raise the question of excessiveness of sentence in a post-conviction application. La. Code Crim.Proc. art. 930.3, which sets out the exclusive grounds for granting post-conviction relief, provides no basis for review of claims of excessiveness or other sentencing error post-conviction. See State v. Gibbs, 620 So.2d 296 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1993); cf. State ex rel. Glover v. State, 93-2330, p. 7, 11-14 (La. 9/5/95), 660 So.2d 1189, 1194, 1196-98. Accordingly, relator's claim for post-conviction relief based on the excessiveness of his sentence is denied.


Summaries of

State ex Rel. Melinie v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jan 12, 1996
665 So. 2d 1172 (La. 1996)

In Melinie, the Louisiana Supreme Court, relying on Article 930.3, ruled that claims of errors in sentencing which should be raised on direct appeal were not proper grounds for post-conviction relief. The court's holding in Cotton expanded the bars under La. Code Crim. P. art. 930.3 and Melinie to claims challenging the performance of counsel at multiple offender proceedings.

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In Melinie, the Louisiana Supreme Court, relying on La. Code Crim. P. art. 930.3, ruled that claims of excessive sentence or errors in sentencing which should be raised on direct appeal were not proper grounds for post conviction relief.

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Summary of this case from Leonard v. Hubert

In Melinie, supra, the Louisiana Supreme Court, relying on Article 930.3, ruled that claims of excessive sentence or errors in sentencing which should be raised on direct appeal were not grounds for post-conviction relief. Petitioner herein did not raise his claim challenging his sentencing as a multiple offender on direct appeal and therefore procedurally defaulted his sentencing claim in the state courts.

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In Melinie, this court ruled: " La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 930.3, which sets out the exclusive grounds for granting post-conviction relief, provides no basis for review of claims of excessiveness or other sentencing error post-conviction."

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In State ex rel. Melinie v. State, 93-1380 (La. 1/12/96), 665 So.2d 1172, the Supreme Court of Louisiana held that there is no review of excessiveness in post-conviction proceedings.

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addressing claims for relief of excessiveness of sentence or other sentencing errors post-conviction

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In State ex rel. Melinie v. State, 93-1380 (La. 1/12/96), 665 So.2d 1172, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.3, which sets out the exclusive grounds for granting post-conviction relief, provides no basis for review of claims of excessiveness of sentence or other sentencing errors post-conviction.

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Case details for

State ex Rel. Melinie v. State

Case Details

Full title:STATE EX REL. VANDYKE MELINIE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Jan 12, 1996

Citations

665 So. 2d 1172 (La. 1996)

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