Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Gerald DIAZ
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2003-09-05
Citations: 855 So. 2d 732
Docket Number: No. 2002-KP-2460
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Gerald DIAZ.
Judges: JOHNSON, J., wold grant the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 855
Pages: 732–733

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Gerald DIAZ.
No. 2002-KP-2460.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 5, 2003.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Denied. Although the district court erred by granting the state's motion to reconsider its ruling granting relator's application for post-conviction relief, see La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.6; State v. Ford, 96-2919 (La.5/30/97), 694 So.2d 917; State v. Clayton, 96-1658 (La.2/27/97), 687 So.2d 996; State ex rel. Lewis v. Cr.D.C., 571 So.2d 659 (La.1990), relator's underlying claim concerning the district court's failure to determine his competence to proceed after the state and the defense filed a joint motion for a mental status examination is time-barred by La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 and State ex rel. Glover v. State, 93-2330 (La.9/5/95), 660 So.2d 1189.
JOHNSON, J., wold grant the writ.