State Of Louisiana v. Kenneth Wayne Whitmore

Supreme Court of Louisiana
May 07, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
KENNETH WAYNE WHITMORE
No. 2023-KP-00945
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N RE: State of Louisiana - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Number(s) 05- 75-8865,
Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2023 KW 0427;
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May 07, 2024
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.
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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 23-KP-0945
STATE OF LOUISIANA
v.
KENNETH WAYNE WHITMORE
ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE NINETEENTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE
PER CURIAM:
Writ granted. Applicant has failed to make a prima facie showing of
ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing, and the district court erred in
ordering the state to respond to the application for post -conviction relief on the
merits. See State v. Harris , 18-1012 (La. 7/9/20), 340 So.3d 845; State v. Marcus
Harris, 2021 -01641, p. 1 (La. 1/19/22); 331 So.3d 321, 322 (Crichton, J.,
concurring).
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