State of Louisiana Versus Oneil Gilbert, III

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 23-KA-121

VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT

ONEIL GILBERT, III COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF LOUISIANA

ON APPEAL FROM THE TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA
NO. 22-1212, DIVISION "E"
HONORABLE FRANK A. BRINDISI, JUDGE PRESIDING

November 08, 2023

SCOTT U. SCHLEGEL
JUDGE

Panel composed of Judges Robert A. Chaisson,
John J. Molaison, Jr., and Scott U. Schlegel

CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED; SENTENCE ON COUNT
ONE AFFIRMED; SENTENCE ON COUNT TWO
VACATED AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING;
REMANDED ON COUNT ONE FOR CORRECTION
OF THE COMMITMENT
SUS
RAC
JJM

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE,
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Honorable Paul D. Connick, Jr.
Thomas J. Butler
Anne M. Wallis
Kristen Landrieu
Carolyn Chkautovich

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT,
ONEIL GILBERT, III
Katherine M. Franks

SCHLEGEL, J.

Defendant, Oneil Gilbert, III, appeals his convictions and sentences for one

count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and one count of possession

of cocaine in an amount under two grams. We affirm defendant’s convictions and

sentences. However, we remand the matter for correction of errors patent.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 22, 2022, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of

information charging defendant, Oneil Gilbert, III, with possession of a firearm by

a convicted felon in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1 (count one), and possession with

intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, cocaine weighing less than 28

grams, in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A) (count two). Defendant was arraigned

and pled not guilty on March 25, 2022. Various pleadings were filed, including an

omnibus motion containing motions to suppress statement and evidence.

Following a hearing on July 13, 2023, the trial court denied the motions to

suppress the evidence and statement.

On October 19, 2022, the State amended count two of the bill of information

to charge defendant with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, cocaine

weighing less than 2 grams, in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C). During a jury trial

held the same day, a twelve-person jury unanimously found defendant guilty as

charged on both counts.

On October 24, 2022, defendant was sentenced to 20 years on count one,

and 2 years on count two.1 The sentences were ordered to run concurrent with

each other.

The State subsequently filed a multiple offender bill of information on

November 10, 2022, as to count one (possession of a firearm by a convicted felon),

1
As discussed below under errors patent, the trial court did not state at the sentencing hearing whether
the sentences were to be served with or without benefit of probation, parole or suspension or with or
without hard labor.

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and alleged that defendant previously pled guilty to obscenity in Case No. 20-2252

in violation of La. R.S. 14:106 on October 13, 2021, and pled guilty to simple

burglary in Case No. 10-2480 in violation of La. R.S. 14:62 on January 17, 2012.

An amended multiple offender’s bill was also filed on November 10, 2022, in

which the State alleged that defendant had pled guilty to obscenity in Case No. 20-

2253 in violation of La. R.S. 14:106 on October 13, 2021. The charge of simple

burglary under Case No. 10-2480 was removed from the multiple bill.

At the multiple offender bill hearing on January 20, 2023, the trial court

adjudicated defendant as a second-felony offender on count one, vacated the

original sentence on count one, and sentenced defendant to “40 years” to run

“concurrent with the other crimes”.2

Defendant now appeals and asserts, as his sole assignment of error, that the

trial court erred in denying the motions to suppress evidence and statement.

FACTS

On March 6, 2022, Deputy Michael Morrison, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s

Office deputy of almost seventeen years with nearly twenty years of military

experience, responded to a dispatch by the 911 operator, who had received a

suspicious person call. The caller relayed via 911 that he had seen a black male

break off a piece of crack cocaine, put it in a baggy, and sell it to somebody near a

Honda truck (Ridgeline) in the Fast Stop store parking lot at 3220 Jefferson

Highway. The initial report was made by someone named “Brian,” but “Brian”

was never located or interviewed. Deputy Morrison was not initially given a

description, but when he asked the dispatcher for a better description, he was told

that it was a bald, black man wearing black pants and a black shirt.

When Deputy Morrison arrived on the scene, he did not see anyone

matching the description, but was able to speak with someone in the parking lot

2
See errors patent discussion below.

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about who owned the truck. The person was not able to provide Deputy Morrison

with a name but stated that the owner of the subject truck was a bald, black male

wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Deputy Morrison also spoke with a clerk

inside the store, who stated that the Honda pick-up truck belonged to a bald, black

male wearing black pants and a blue shirt.3 The clerk further noted that the person

driving the subject truck told him that he would be right back because he had lost

his key and was going back to his house to get a spare. The clerk last saw this

person walking southbound on Shrewsbury Court.

As Deputy Morrison was speaking with the clerk, Deputy Justin McCubbins,

arrived on the scene to assist with the investigation.4 Deputy Morrison provided

Deputy McCubbins with a description of the subject soon thereafter, whereupon

Deputy McCubbins relayed that he had just seen a black male who matched the

description exiting the corner of the parking lot, heading southbound, down

Shrewsbury Court on foot. More specifically, Deputy McCubbins testified that as

he walked out of the store, he saw defendant walking towards them but the

defendant turned around and started walking extremely fast in the opposite

direction when he saw the deputies. As a result, Deputy Morrison pursued on foot

while Deputy McCubbins entered his unit and drove southbound.

Deputy McCubbins drove past defendant, pulled in front of him on

Shrewsbury Court and exited his vehicle as Deputy Morrison was still walking

down the road towards them. Deputy McCubbins instructed defendant to stop and

drop the two yellow bags that he was carrying. Defendant refused, so Deputy

McCubbins grabbed the yellow bags and placed them on the ground. When he

grabbed the bags, he could immediately tell by the weight that one of the bags was

3
At the suppression hearing, Deputy Morrison testified that the clerk told him the suspect was wearing a
red shirt with blue pants.
4
Deputy McCubbins had been working for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for approximately two
months at the time and had previously worked at the New Orleans Police Department for six years.

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heavier than the other. In his experience this suggested that the bag contained a

firearm. Deputy McCubbins advised defendant of his Miranda rights as Deputy

Morrison approached. Defendant was then brought over to the vehicle to be

handcuffed and searched for officer safety, at which point he began to resist. The

deputies were able to gain control and get handcuffs on defendant. Defendant was

then brought to the other side of the car and patted down by Deputy McCubbins,

who felt what he believed to be narcotics packaging in defendant’s right pocket.

At this point, Deputy Morrison took over the pat-down and felt a slightly

oblong object consistent with a marijuana bud in defendant’s right, front, pants

pocket. He pulled the zipper down and observed what he believed to be drugs on

top, all while smelling a strong odor of marijuana. During the subsequent search,

the deputies located a large white bag containing marijuana, a smaller bag that

contained crack cocaine, and some wadded up money in multiple denominations.

These items were removed and placed in Deputy McCubbins’s unit. Deputy

Morrison also found several bullets and a crack pipe in defendant’s front, left, jean

jacket pocket, which he put on top of the unit by the windshield. At this point,

Deputy Morrison became concerned about continuing the search on the street

because it was nighttime and dark, so they all relocated to the store parking lot.

Unfortunately, the bullets and crack pipe were lost as they were forgotten about

and left on the hood during the drive back. Deputy Morrison escorted defendant

back to the store parking lot on foot.

When they arrived back at the parking lot, Deputy Morrison again advised

defendant of his Miranda rights by memory and told him that there had been a

report of him selling crack cocaine and that someone had observed him break off a

piece of crack, put it in a bag, and sell it. Defendant eventually admitted to such

when speaking with Detective Colton O’Connor, who had been summoned to the

scene by Deputy Morrison. After being advised of his Miranda rights again by

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Detective O’Connor, defendant admitted that he had sold a little bit of cocaine to a

friend of his. Detective O’Connor did not testify at the trial.

Sometime after arriving back at the store, Deputy Morrison searched the two

yellow bags and found a Taurus revolver with five rounds of .38 caliber

ammunition inside the revolver. The deputies also searched defendant’s truck after

receiving his consent to do so. They did not locate additional weapons or

narcotics, but found suitcases in the back of the truck that contained clear, plastic

baggies.

Upon running defendant’s rap sheet, Deputy Morrison learned that

defendant was on probation or parole and that he had a history of armed robbery

and rape offenses. Defendant was arrested for (1) possession with intent to

distribute crack cocaine under La. R.S. 40:967A, (2) possession of a firearm with

controlled dangerous substance under La. R.S.14:95E, (3) felon in possession of a

firearm under La. R.S. 14:95.1, and (4) possession of marijuana under La. R.S.

40:966C.

LAW AND ANALYSIS

As a preliminary matter, we acknowledge that defendant’s motion for appeal

is in part untimely filed. Defendant was originally sentenced on October 24, 2022.

He was resentenced on the multiple bill on January 20, 2023. His motion for

appeal, filed on January 27, 2023, includes an appeal from the verdict rendered on

October 24, 2022. Thus, the appeal was not filed within 30 days of the October 19,

2022 verdict in accordance with the requirements of La. C.Cr.P. art. 914.

However, we will consider defendant’s appeal to avoid “further useless delay.” See

State v. Fair, 15-434 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/23/15), 182 So.3d 1238, 1240 n.1, writ

denied, 16-185 (La. 2/3/17), 215 So.3d 688 (“Although the motion for appeal was

untimely according to La. C.Cr.P. art. 914, we will address the merits of

defendant’s appeal to avoid further useless delay.”)

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In a hearing on a motion to suppress, the State bears the burden of proof in

establishing the admissibility of evidence seized without a warrant. La. C.Cr.P.

art. 703(D); State v. Morales, 12-454 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/18/12), 125 So.3d 1141,

1145. A trial court is afforded great discretion when ruling on a motion to

suppress, and its ruling will not be disturbed absent an abuse of that discretion. Id.;

State v. Abrego, 21-166 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/1/21), 334 So.3d 883, 889, writ denied,

21-1949 (La. 2/22/22), 333 So.3d 450. In determining whether the trial court’s

ruling on a motion to suppress is correct, an appellate court is not limited to the

evidence presented at the motion to suppress hearing but may also consider

pertinent evidence presented at trial. State v. Bradley, 22-191 (La. App. 5 Cir.

12/21/22), 356 So.3d 485, 495, writ denied, 23-147 (La. 10/31/23), __ So.3d __.

The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article 1, § 5

of the Louisiana Constitution protect individuals against unreasonable searches and

seizures. State v. Richardson, 18-401 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2/6/19), 265 So.3d 1006,

1010. However, the right of law enforcement officers to stop and interrogate those

reasonably suspected of engaging in criminal activity is recognized by La. C.Cr.P.

art. 215.1, as well as by state and federal jurisprudence. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1,

88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968); State v. Abrego, 334 So.3d at 888. The

Terry standard, as codified in La. C.Cr.P. art. 215.1, authorizes police officers to

stop a person in a public place whom they reasonably suspect is committing, has

committed, or is about to commit an offense and demand that the person identify

himself and explain his actions. State v. Abrego, 334 So.3d at 888. Reasonable

suspicion, which is something less than probable cause to arrest, requires that

police officers have sufficient knowledge of facts and circumstances to justify an

infringement of the individual’s right to be free from government interference. Id.;

State v. Sam, 05-88 (La. App. 5 Cir. 5/31/05), 905 So.2d 379, 383-84, writ denied,

05-2100 (La. 3/10/06), 925 So.2d 510. Police do not have to observe what they

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know to be criminal behavior before investigating. State v. McKnight, 22-499 (La.

App. 5 Cir. 5/24/23), 366 So.3d 798, 804. Evidence derived from an unreasonable

stop will be excluded from trial. Id. The determination of reasonable grounds for

an investigatory stop does not rest on the officer’s subjective beliefs or attitudes,

but is dependent on an objective evaluation of all the circumstances known to the

officer at the time of his challenged action. Id. A reviewing court must take into

account the totality of the circumstances, giving deference to the inferences and

deductions of a trained police officer that might elude an untrained person. Id.

Under certain circumstances, an informant’s tip can also provide reasonable

suspicion to detain and question a person. State v. Clay, 06-37 (La. App. 5 Cir.

4/25/06), 930 So.2d 1028, 1032, citing, Alabama v. White, 496 U.S. 325, 110 S.Ct.

2412, 110 L.Ed.2d 301 (1990). Whether an informant’s tip creates reasonable

suspicion necessary to justify an investigatory stop is determined by considering

the totality of the circumstances. Id., citing, Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 214,

103 S.Ct. 2317, 2320, 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983). As further explained by this court in

State v. Clay:

The anonymous caller’s ability to predict the suspect’s future behavior
goes toward proving reliability, as it demonstrates inside information and a
special familiarity with the suspect’s affairs. See, Alabama v. White, 496
U.S. at 332, 110 S.Ct. at 2417; State v. Boss, supra. Independent
corroboration of the details of an informant’s tip by police investigation is
valuable to the totality of the circumstances analysis. State v. Boss, supra. A
non-predictive anonymous tip paired with either police corroboration
or independent police observation of unusually suspicious conduct can
provide police with the reasonable suspicion needed to temporarily
detain the suspect. Id. “[I]f a tip has a relatively low degree of reliability,
more information will be required to establish the requisite quantum of
suspicion than would be required if the tip were more reliable.” Alabama v.
White, 496 U.S. at 330, 110 S.Ct. at 2416. See also, State v. Boss, supra.

Id. [Emphasis added].

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In his sole assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial judge erred in

denying the motions to suppress evidence and statements.5 He argues that the stop,

his handcuffing, and subsequent search of his person and his belongings were not

justified under the circumstances. He further argues that because the evidence

seized flowed from an unjustified stop and frisk, it is fruit of the poisonous tree and

should have been suppressed. Specifically, defendant argues that the tip, from an

unknown informant, did not give a time frame as to when the sale had occurred,

did not have a description of the truck other than that it was a Honda, did not have

a description of the person who sold the piece of crack, and did not include a

“predictive element”. The State, on the other hand, asserts that the deputies had

sufficient reasonable suspicion to stop defendant as a suspicious person under the

totality of the circumstances.

Upon review, we find that the deputies had reasonable suspicion to stop

defendant based upon the tip, corroborating evidence and independent observations

of the deputies. In the case of State v. Clay, supra, we found that the police did not

have reasonable suspicion necessary for an investigatory stop when the tip

consisted of a report of gunfire made by an unknown complainant, and the officers

“simply approached the first people they saw in the area.” State v Clay, 930 So.2d

at 1033.

Similarly, in the case of State v. Lane, 09-179 (La. App. 5 Cir. 9/29/09), 24

So.3d 920, 925, writ denied, 09-2360 (La. 5/21/10), 36 So.3d 226, a policeman,

who had just gotten off duty, heard a sheriff’s office dispatch regarding a

suspicious maroon car in a parking lot, and “[p]ossible drug activity going on at

that location.” The officer then observed a maroon car attempting to leave the

5
It is unclear which statements defendant challenges. At the trial, the deputies’ body camera videos were
played on silent. Detective O’Connor testified as to a statement made by defendant at the suppression
hearing, but did not testify at the trial. Thus, we conclude that there are no statements made by defendant
that are at issue in this appeal.

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parking lot. The Lane court held that “[w]ith no predictive tip, no corroboration of

the tip given, and no observation of suspicious activity, we find that Deputy

Sperandeo lacked reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop of the

vehicle in which defendant was riding.” Id.

In the pending case though, contrary to Clay and Lane, the tip included

specific information about the sale of narcotics, a particular vehicle and the

description of a bald, black male, later expanded to also include a description of

the clothing worn by defendant. Further, the tip was corroborated by other

individuals on the scene and the deputies personally observed suspicious conduct

on the part of defendant, who began walking extremely fast in the opposite

direction upon the sight of the deputies. Considering these factors and the

experience of the deputies, we conclude that under the totality of the

circumstances, the deputies had sufficient reasonable suspicion for an investigatory

stop of defendant.

We next consider defendant’s remaining arguments that the forcible taking

of defendant’s belongings, his handcuffing, the frisk and search of his person, and

the later search of his belongings were unjustified and violated his Fourth

Amendment right to privacy.

Once an officer conducts an investigatory stop of a person pursuant to La.

C.Cr.P. art. 215.1(B), the officer may conduct a limited pat-down frisk for

weapons if he reasonably believes he is in danger or that the suspect is armed.

State v. Johnson, 10-209 (La. App. 5 Cir. 10/12/10), 52 So.3d 110, 119, writ

denied, 10-2546 (La. 4/1/11), 60 So.3d 1248. If in the course of an Article 215.1

weapons frisk, an officer feels an object whose contour or mass makes its identity

as contraband immediately apparent, the officer may seize it under the “plain feel”

exception to the warrant requirement. State v. Taylor, 06-558 (La. App. 5 Cir.

7/30/07), 966 So.2d 631, 640, writ denied, 07-1902 (La. 2/1/08), 976 So.2d 717.

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The plain view doctrine renders a warrantless search reasonable: (1) if the police

officer is lawfully in the place from which he views the object; (2) where the

object’s incriminating character is immediately apparent; and (3) the officer has a

lawful right of access to the object. State v. Gray, 13-1326 (La. 6/28/13), 122

So.3d 531, 533. The plain smell exception is an extension of the plain view

exception. State v. McKnight, 366 So.3d at 804, citing, State v Gray, 122 So.3d at

533.

Again in the present case, we find the deputies’ actions were justified

considering the totality of the circumstances. Defendant was seen leaving the

parking lot in a hurry and refused to cooperate when the deputies caught up to him

on Shrewsbury Court. Defendant also refused to drop the two yellow bags when

ordered to do so, requiring Deputy McCubbins to grab the bags and then physically

detain him. Deputy McCubbins also testified that the weight of one of the bags

suggested to him based upon his experience that it contained a firearm. As a result,

Deputy McCubbins conducted a pat-down for officer safety and felt what he

believed to be narcotics packaging in defendant’s right pocket. The deputy was

justified in conducting a limited pat-down frisk. These actions led to the discovery

of the evidence that defendant now seeks to exclude. As set forth above in La.

C.Cr.P. art. 215.1(B), the deputies’ actions in seizing the evidence from the

defendant’s pocket under the plain feel, plain view and plain smell exceptions to

the warrant requirement were justifiable and thus constitutional. Furthermore, the

deputies’ actions in searching the two yellows bags when they arrived back at the

parking lot, which led to the seizure of a firearm, were also justifiable for the

reasons assigned above and thus constitutional. The fruit of the poisonous tree

doctrine does not apply. Accordingly, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial

court’s denial of defendant’s motion to suppress.

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ERRORS PATENT REVIEW

We reviewed the record for errors patent, according to La. C.Cr.P. art. 920;

State v. Oliveaux, 312 So.2d 337 (La. 1975); and State v. Weiland, 556 So.2d 175

(La. App. 5th Cir. 1990). The following require corrective action.

A. Count Two

Defendant was sentenced to 2 years on count two. La. R.S. 40:967(C)(1)

provides that the term of imprisonment for possession of cocaine weighing less

than 2 grams is “with or without hard labor, for not more than two years.”

Although the commitment dated October 24, 2022, reflects that defendant’s

sentence was imposed at hard labor, the sentencing transcript does not reflect the

trial court ordered the sentence to be with or without hard labor. When there is a

discrepancy between the minutes and the transcript, the transcript must prevail.

State v. Lynch, 441 So.2d 732, 734 (La. 1983).

Where the applicable sentencing statute allows discretion, the sentencing

court’s failure to indicate whether the sentence is to be served with or without hard

labor is an impermissible, indeterminate sentence. State v. Brignac, 17-455 (La.

App. 5 Cir. 3/14/18), 241 So.3d 528, 535, writ denied, 2018-0564 (La. 2/11/19),

263 So.3d 894. We must therefore vacate defendant’s sentence on count two for

possession of cocaine weighing less than 2 grams and remand the matter to the trial

court for the imposition of a determinate sentence in accordance with La. C.Cr.P.

art. 879.

B. Count One

At the multiple offender bill hearing on January 20, 2023, the trial court

adjudicated defendant as a second-felony offender on count one, vacated the

original sentence, and sentenced defendant to “40 years” to run “concurrent with

the other crimes”. Although the minute entry reflects that defendant’s sentence

was imposed at hard labor, it does not say that the sentence is to be without benefit

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of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The sentencing transcript also

does not reflect whether the sentence was to be with hard labor or without the

benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. As set forth above, when

there is a discrepancy between the minutes and the transcript, the transcript must

prevail. State v. Lynch, 441 So.2d at 734.

La. R.S 15:529.1(G) provides that the multiple offender sentence was to be

served “at hard labor without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence”. The

restrictions on parole eligibility in multiple offender sentences under La. R.S.

15:529.1 “are those called for in the reference statute.” State v. Heath, 17-502 (La.

App. 5 Cir. 12/27/17), 236 So.3d 732, 736. Pursuant to La. R.S. 14:95.1,

defendant’s sentence as to count one was supposed to be imposed without the

benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Under La. R.S. 15:301.1,

the statute’s requirement that a defendant be sentenced without the benefit of

parole, probation, or suspension of sentence is self-activating and no correction is

required. State v. Fisher, 19-504 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/23/20), 307 So.3d 1204,

1227, writ denied, 2021-00130 (La. 5/4/21), 315 So.3d 219.

However, we remand the matter and direct the district court to correct the

commitment and the Uniform Commitment Order (“UCO”) to reflect that

defendant’s sentence to the multiple bill is to be served without benefit of parole,

probation, or suspension of sentence. See State v. Bourgeois, 22-418 (La. App. 5

Cir. 4/26/23), 361 So.3d 1138, 1151-52 (Matter remanded to district court to

correct the multiple bill sentencing minute entry to reflect that the entire enhanced

sentences were to be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of

sentence); State v. Bardell, 17-274 (La. App. 5 Cir. 11/15/17), 232 So.3d 82, 89-

90 (While the statutory restriction of benefits was self-activating, the court

nonetheless remanded for correction of the sentencing minute entry and UCO to

reflect the correct restriction of benefits).

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We also direct the trial court to correct the UCO to reflect that defendant

was adjudicated a habitual offender on January 20, 2023, and that his original

sentence was vacated on January 20, 2023, instead of on January 27, 2023, as

reflected in the UCO.

C. Post-Conviction Relief Advisal

We further note that according to the transcript, the trial court did not advise

defendant of the two-year prescriptive period for filing an application for post-

conviction relief as required by La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.8. If a trial court fails to

advise, or gives an incomplete advisal, as required by La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.8, the

appellate court may correct this error by informing the defendant of the applicable

prescriptive period for post-conviction relief by means of its opinion. State v.

Becnel, 18-549 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2/6/19), 265 So.3d 1017, 1022.

Accordingly, by way of this opinion, we advise defendant that no application

for post-conviction relief, including applications that seek an out-of-time appeal,

shall be considered if it is filed more than two years after the judgment of

conviction and sentence has become final under the provisions of La. C.Cr.P. arts.

914 or 922.

CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, we affirm defendant’s convictions on counts one

and two, and defendant’s sentence on count one. We vacate defendant’s sentence

on count two and remand for resentencing on count two. We further remand the

matter and direct the district court to correct the commitment and the UCO to

reflect that (1) defendant’s sentence as to count one is to be served with hard labor,

without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence as required by La.

R.S 15:529.1(G) and La. R.S. 14:95.1, and (2) that defendant was adjudicated a

habitual offender as to count one on January 20, 2023, and that his original

sentence was vacated on January 20, 2023.

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We further instruct the Clerk of Court for the 24th Judicial District Court to

transmit the original of the amended commitments to the officer in charge of the

institution to which defendant has been sentenced and the Department of

Corrections’ Legal Department.

CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED; SENTENCE ON
COUNT ONE AFFIRMED; SENTENCE ON
COUNT TWO VACATED AND REMANDED
FOR RESENTENCING; REMANDED ON
COUNT ONE FOR CORRECTION OF THE
COMMITMENT.

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SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL

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