State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 20, 2014

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 2014-06-20

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently March 2019

2 state decisions

Relies on Miller v. Alabama · State v. Tate · Buck v. Texas

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Decided 2014-06-20

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¶1In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. F, No. 365-387; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2013-K-0448.

¶2[, Granted. The district court’s order granting respondents’ Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence is reversed. The decision in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. —, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), does not apply retroactively in respondents’ cases. See State v. Tate, 12-2763 (La.11/5/13), 130 So.3d 829, cert. denied, Tate v. Louisiana, No. 13-8915, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 2663,189 L.Ed.2d 214, 2014 WL 834279 (May 27, 2014).

JOHNSON, C.J., dissents and would deny the writ with reasons.