Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin SAM
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1993-04-26
Citations: 623 So. 2d 1
Docket Number: No. K93-438
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin SAM.
Judges: Before DOMENGEAUX, STOKER and COOKS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 623
Pages: 1–8

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin SAM.
No. K93-438.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
April 26, 1993.
Alvin Sam, pro se.
J. William Pucheu, Dist. Atty., Ville Platte, for the State.
Before DOMENGEAUX, STOKER and COOKS, JJ.

Opinion:
WRIT DENIED: Relator's conviction was final long before the decision in Cage v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 39, 111 S.Ct. 328, 112 L.Ed.2d 339 (1991), and the Louisiana Supreme Court has held that the Cage decision should not be retroactively applied. See State ex rel. Taylor v. Whitley, 606 So.2d 1292 (La.1992). For this reason, we deny relator's claim.
The claim made by the relator in his supplemental brief to this court is repetitive to his appeal and will not be considered. La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.4.
COOKS, J., dissents and assigns reasons.