Case Name: Jack Alexander MASON v. Keith COOLEY, Warden
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2019-04-08
Citations: 267 So. 3d 59
Docket Number: No. 2018-KP-0110
Parties: Jack Alexander MASON
v.
Keith COOLEY, Warden
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 267
Pages: 59–59

Head Matter:
Jack Alexander MASON
v.
Keith COOLEY, Warden
No. 2018-KP-0110
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 8, 2019
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE TWENTY-NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. CHARLES

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Writ granted. The court of appeal's ruling is reversed to the extent it ordered an evidentiary hearing on respondent's claims regarding newly discovered evidence of intellectual disability and his associated claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court correctly denied relief based on the application, answer, and supporting documents. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 929(A) ("If the court determines that the factual and legal issues can be resolved based upon the application and answer, and supporting documents, including relevant transcripts, depositions, and other reliable documents submitted by either party or available to the court, the court may grant or deny relief without further proceedings."); see also State ex rel. Tassin v. Whitley , 602 So.2d 721, 722-723 (La. 1992).