Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Melvin SMITH
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2004-10-08
Citations: 885 So. 2d 513
Docket Number: No. 2004-KP-0382
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Melvin SMITH.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 885
Pages: 513–513

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Melvin SMITH.
No. 2004-KP-0382.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Oct. 8, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 8, 2004.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Writ granted in part; denied in part; sentence reinstated. The court of appeal lacked jurisdiction to grant the state's writ. La. Const. art. V, § 5(E). Its judgment is therefore void. However, the district court erred in granting relief on a claim, raised by a motion properly considered an application for post-conviction relief no matter how captioned, that is: (1) time-barred, see La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8; State ex rel. Glover v. State, 93-2330 (La.9/5/95), 660 So.2d 1189; State ex rel. Stepter v. Whitley, 93-2346 (La.10/13/95), 661 So.2d 480; and (2) not cognizable on collateral review, see La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.3; State ex rel. Melinie v. State, 93-1380 (La.1/12/96), 665 So.2d 1172.