State Of Louisiana v. Christopher Nicholls Eason

Supreme Court of Louisiana
January 11, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
CHRISTOPHER NICHOLLS EASON
No. 2022-KH-00699
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IN R
E: Christopher Eason - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of Tangipahoa, 21st Judicial District Court Number(s) 1402849, Court of
Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2022 KW 0065;
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January 11, 2023
Writ application denied. See per curiam.
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01/11/2023 "See News Release 001 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No
. 2022-KH-00699
STA
TE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
CHRISTOPHER NICHOLLS EASON
O
n Supervisory Writ to the 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa
PE
R CURIAM.
D
enied. Applicant fails to show that he received ineffective assistance of
counsel under the standard of Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct.
2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). As to his remaining claims, applicant fails to satisfy
his post-conviction burden of proof. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.2.
Applicant has now fully litigated his application for post-conviction relief in
state court. Similar to federal habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244, Louisiana post-
conviction procedure envisions the filing of a second or successive application only
under the narrow circumstances provided in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4 and within the
limitations period as set out in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8. Notably, the legislature in 2013
La. Acts 251 amended that article to make the procedural bars against successive
filings mandatory. Applicant’s claims have now been fully litigated in accord with
La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.6, and this denial is final. Hereafter, unless he can show that one
of the narrow exceptions authorizing the filing of a s uccessive application applies,
applicant has exhausted his right to state collateral review. The district court is
ordered to record a minute entry consistent with this per curiam.
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