Case Name: STATE ex rel. Jack Lee COOPER v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1995-09-29
Citations: 660 So. 2d 867
Docket Number: No. 94-KH-1550
Parties: STATE ex rel. Jack Lee COOPER v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: JOHNSON, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 660
Pages: 867–867

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Jack Lee COOPER v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 94-KH-1550.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 29, 1995.

Opinion:
In re Cooper, Jack Lee; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "F", No. 209-754.
Writ granted; case remanded. The timeliness provisions of C.Cr.P. art. 930.8(A) do not apply to motions to correct illegal sentences made under La.C.Cr.P. art. 882, which states that illegal sentences "may be corrected at any time." State ex rel Foucha v. Cr.D.C., 93-1001 (La. 9/2/94), 642 So.2d 1274; State ex rel. Johnson v. Day, 92-0122 (La. 5/13/94), 637 So.2d 1062. The district court is therefore ordered to address the merits of relator's claims in accordance with the procedures and guidelines set forth in State v. Desdunes, 579 So.2d 452 (La.1991); State v. Washington, 578 So.2d 1150 (La.1991) and State ex rel. Jackson v. Smith, 578 So.2d 1150 (La.1991).
JOHNSON, J., not on panel.