State Of Louisiana v. Lajuan Thomas

Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 19, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
LAJUAN THOMAS
No. 2023-KH-00940
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IN
RE: LaJuan Thomas - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of Orleans , Criminal District Court Number(s) 503- 292, 502,728, Court of
Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2023-K-0273;
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December 19, 2023
Writ application denied. See per curiam.
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12/19/2023 "See News Release 055 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 23-KH-0940
STATE OF LOUISIANA
v.
LAJUAN THOMAS
ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE CRIMINAL
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ORLEANS
PER CURIAM:
Writ denied.
Applicant has now fully litigated his a pplication for post-conviction relief in
state court. Similar to federal habeas relief, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244, Louisi ana 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 i n
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 o ne of the narrow exceptions authorizing the filing of a successive
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.
12/19/23