State v. King Jr - Writ Denied
Summary
The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit denied a supervisory writ application filed by Richard L. King, Jr. challenging a previous conviction. The court upheld the district court's denial of a motion to correct an illegal sentence, citing that any challenge to a previous conviction must be raised before sentence is imposed under La. R.S. 15:529.1(D)(1).
“Any challenge to a previous conviction which is not made before sentence is imposed may not thereafter be raised to attack the sentence.”
What changed
The Louisiana Court of Appeal denied defendant Richard L. King Jr.'s supervisory writ application challenging a prior conviction. The court held that challenges to previous convictions must be raised before sentence is imposed and cannot be used to attack a sentence thereafter under La. R.S. 15:529.1(D)(1). The district court's denial of the motion to correct an illegal sentence was affirmed.
This ruling affects criminal defendants in Louisiana who may seek to challenge prior convictions used to enhance sentences. Defendants with prior felony convictions should raise any constitutional or legal challenges to those convictions before sentencing in the current proceeding, as post-sentence challenges on those grounds are generally barred.
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State Of Louisiana v. Richard L. King, Jr
Louisiana Court of Appeal
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- Docket Number: 2026 KW 0176
Precedential Status: Unknown Status
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
OTATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2026 KW 0176
VERSUS
RICHARD L. KING, JR. APRIL 20, 2026
In Re: Richard L. King, Jr., applying for supervisory writs,
22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No.
387036.
BEFORE : LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. Any challenge to a previous conviction which is
not made before sentence is imposed may not thereafter be raised
to attack the sentence. La. R.S. 15:529.1(D) (1) (bo); See also State
v. Chaney, 2020-0981 (La. App. Ist Cir. 6/4/21), 327 So.3d 1038,
1042, writ denied, 2021-01204 (La. 11/10/21), 326 So.3d 1251.
Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying the motion
to correct an illegal sentence.
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