Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Demetrice JOHNSON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-03-09
Citations: 237 So. 3d 1184
Docket Number: No. 2016–KP–2232
Parties: STATE of Louisiana
v.
Demetrice JOHNSON
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 237
Pages: 1184–1184

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Demetrice JOHNSON
No. 2016-KP-2232
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 9, 2018
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Writ granted. The ruling of the court of appeal ordering an evidentiary hearing to address defendant's entitlement to an out-of-time appeal is reversed, and the district court's ruling denying the application for post-conviction relief is reinstated. Defendant pled guilty pursuant to a negotiated agreement, was sentenced in conformity therewith, and was informed at the time of his plea that he was waiving his right to appeal. Therefore, he has not shown that he is entitled to an out-of-time appeal. See State v. Counterman , 475 So.2d 336 (La. 1985).