Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. William CLAYTON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-02-07
Citations: 687 So. 2d 996
Docket Number: No. 96-KP-1658
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. William CLAYTON.
Judges: CALOGERO, C. J., and JOHNSON, J., dissent and assign reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 687
Pages: 996–996

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. William CLAYTON.
No. 96-KP-1658.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 7, 1997.

Opinion:
IrPER CURIAM.
In July, 1967, an Orleans Parish jury found Relator guilty of murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:30. No direct appeal to this Court was taken. Relator did, however, seek relief in both state and federal courts.
On October 1, 1991, relator filed his first application for post conviction relief with the trial court. On April 7, 1993, the Honorable Frank Marullo denied relator's application and relator failed to challenge this ruling. On October 26, 1993, relator filed his second application for post conviction relief with the trial court. On March 15, 1996, the trial court heard arguments by the State and by relator concerning whether relator's second application for post conviction relief should be granted.
On April 22, 1996, Judge Marullo denied relator's second application for post conviction relief as untimely. However, Judge Ma-rullo reconsidered and granted relator's first application for post conviction relief. The State objected and sought writs from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. The court of appeal granted the State's application for the sole purpose of transferring the writ to this Court pursuant to La. Const.1974, Art. 5, Sec. 5(E).
We grant the state's application and reverse the ruling of the trial court. While the trial court correctly denied relator's October 1993 application for post ^conviction relief as untimely, the trial court erred in reversing itself on its earlier denial of relator's October 1, 1991 application for post conviction relief after relator failed to seek supervisory' review.
REVERSED. APPLICATION FILED OCTOBER 1,1991 IS DISMISSED.
CALOGERO, C. J., and JOHNSON, J., dissent and assign reasons.
KNOLL, J., not on panel