State Of Louisiana v. Benjamin Morris
State Of Louisiana v. Benjamin Morris, No. 2021KW0874 (La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. Oct. 18, 2021).
Opinion text
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 Kw 0874
VERSUS
BENJAMIN MORRIS OCTOBER 18, 2021
In Re: Benjamin Morris, applying for supervisory writs, 21st
Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston, No.
11230.
BEFORE: LANIER, WOLFE, AND BURRIS,' JJ.
WRIT DENIED. Ramos v. Louisiana, U. S. , 140 S. Ct.
1390, 206 L. Ed. 2d 583 ( 2020), does not apply retroactively to
relator whose convictions and sentences were final at the time
the decision was rendered. Accordingly, the district court did
not err by denying the application for postconviction relief.
WIL
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WJB
COURT / OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUT' CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT
1 Judge William J. Burris, retired, serving pro tempore by special appointment
of the Louisiana Supreme Court.