State Of Louisiana v. Derrick Odomes

Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 25, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
DERRICK ODOMES
No. 2025-K-00125
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N RE: Derrick Odomes - Applicant Defendant; Applying for Reconsideration,
Parish of Lafourche, 17th Judicial District Court Number(s) 482946 c/w 498015,
Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Number(s) 2023 KA 1363 C/W 2023 KA 1364;
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June 25, 2025
Application for reconsideration granted - See per curiam.
W
eimer, C. J., recused.
Guidry, J., recused.
CRC
JDH
WJC
JBM
PDG
06/25/2025 "See News Release 029 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025-K-00125
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VS.
DERRICK ODOMES
On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Parish of Lafourche
On Rehearing
PER CURIAM:
Reconsideration granted; writ granted and remanded. Defendant filed an
application for reconsideration of this Court’s decision rejecting his writ application
as untimely filed. See State v. Odomes, 2025-0125 (La. 4/8/25), 404 So.3d 660. Upon
reconsideration, we find that the court of appeal ruled on December 30, 2024.
Accordingly, defendant’s writ application filed on January 28, 2025 was timely. See
Louisiana Supreme Court Rule X, §5(a). Thus, we grant defendant’s application for
reconsideration.
On the merits, d efendant was adjudicated a fourth felony offender and
sentenced to the maximum term of life imprisonment. He did not move for
reconsideration. The court of appeal affirmed, finding defendant’s excessive
sentence claim procedurally barred under La.C.Cr.P. art. 881.1. State v. Odomes, 23-
1363, pp. 5–6 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/27/24) (unpub’d) available at 2024 WL 4899704,
at *3. We grant the writ application and remand to the court of appeal to review
defendant’s sentence for bare constitutional excessiveness.
RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT GRANTED AND REMANDED.