State Of Louisiana v. Malcolm J. Chester

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 0361

VERSUS

MALCOLM J. CHESTER JUNE 15, 2026

In Re: Malcolm J. Chester, applying for supervisory writs, 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa, No. CR- 2000109.

BEFORE : WOLFE, HESTER, AND BALFOUR, Jd.

WRIT DENIED. Relator failed to file a motion to quash the habitual offender bill of information and there is no indication that relator filed a motion to reconsider sentence after he was sentenced on September 15, 2025. Thus, any claims attacking the habitual offender adjudication are barred. La. R.S. 15:529.1(D) (1) (b); State v. Thompson, 2015-1983 (La. App. lst Cir. 9/16/16), 202 So.3d 998, 1002. Moreover, relator failed to meet his burden of showing prosecutorial vindictiveness. North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 89 S.Ct. 2072, 23 L.Ed.2d 656 (1969); State v. Rutledge, 259 La. 543, 250 So.2d 734 (1971).

EW CHH KEB /cOvrt OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT UL) VW uA MALIK

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT (\ FOR THE COURT