State Of Louisiana v. Reginald Davis

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1197

VERSUS

REGINALD DAVIS FEBRUARY 23, 2026

In Re: Reginald Davis, applying for supervisory writs, 19th
Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
12-11-0181.

BEFORE : LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The new rule of criminal procedure announced in
Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. 83, 93, 140 S.Ct. 1390, 1397, 206
L.Ed.2d 583 (2020), is not retroactive in Louisiana. State v.
Reddick, 2021-01893 (La. 10/21/22), 351 So.3d 273, 283. Thus,
relator failed to meet his burden of proving an exception to the
time limitation or that counsel was ineffective in not raising the
issue in the proceedings below or on appeal. See La. Code Crim.
P. art. 930.8(A); State v. Stafford, 2024-01025 (La. 5/20/25), 409
So.3d 207 (per curiam). Accordingly, the district court did not
abuse its discretion by dismissing the application for
postconviction relief and the supplemental filings.

WIL
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CQURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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ERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT