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State ex rel. Cerda-Anima v. State
Citations: 177 So. 3d 1056; 2015 La. LEXIS 2259; 2015 WL 6443775Docket: No. 2014-KH-2625
Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana; October 23, 2015; Louisiana; State Supreme Court
Relator's claims regarding alleged trial errors were denied as procedurally barred under La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4(B). The court found no error in the district court's determination and noted that relator did not establish ineffective assistance of counsel as defined by Strickland v. Washington. Louisiana's post-conviction procedure allows for second or successive applications only in limited circumstances outlined in La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.4, following the 2013 amendment that established mandatory procedural bars against successive filings. Relator's claims have been fully litigated according to La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.6, resulting in a final denial. Relator may only pursue state collateral review if he can demonstrate that one of the narrow exceptions for a successive application applies.