State of Louisiana v. Seandell Collins

• Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
• Decided: May 17, 2023
• Docket: 2023-K-0227
• Status: Published

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA * NO. 2023-K-0227

VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL

SEANDELL COLLINS * FOURTH CIRCUIT

* STATE OF LOUISIANA

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APPLICATION FOR WRITS DIRECTED TO CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT ORLEANS PARISH NO. 538-273, SECTION “SECTION E” Judge Rhonda Goode-Douglas, ****** Judge Paula A. Brown ****** ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING

(Court composed of Chief Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Rosemary Ledet, Judge Paula A. Brown)

Jason R. Williams District Attorney Brad Scott Assistant District Attorney Chief of Appeals ORLEANS PARISH 619 S. White Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

COUNSEL FOR STATE OF LOUISIANA/RESPONDENT

Seandell Collins # 743079 Plaquemines Parish Detention Center P.O. Box 67 Point-A’LA-Hache, Louisiana 70082

PRO SE DEFENDANT/RELATOR

REHEARING DENIED; LIMITED RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT DENIED MAY 17, 2023 PAB TFL RML

Relator, Seandell Collins, petitions this Court for a rehearing of our April 27,

2023 decision, which denied Relator’s application for supervisory review of the

district court’s denial of Relator’s motion to correct illegal sentence and a

subsequent motion to reconsider. Our denial was based upon the showing made,

that is, that Relator failed to comply with an order to timely supplement his

application for supervisory review. We note that in accordance with Uniform Rule

2—18.7, this Court may not grant a rehearing for the denial of a writ application.

Notwithstanding, considering the litigant in the instant matter is pro se and has

now included all documents previously requested by this Court, in the interest of

fairness we grant reconsideration of his previous writ application for the limited

purpose of addressing Relator’s claim that the district court failed to orally

pronounce a sentence.

Our review of the record before us makes the issue quite clear. On March

19, 2019, Relator appeared for trial in Section “E” of the criminal district court for

Orleans Parish before the Honorable Keva Landrum. Relator was represented by

counsel and, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Orleans Parish district

1 attorney’s office, Relator entered guilty pleas for the felony charge of aggravated

assault with a firearm and domestic abuse battery, which was amended to a

misdemeanor charge. After the district court questioned whether Relator

understood the terms of the plea agreement, the following was asked of Relator:

THE COURT: And do you understand the sentence you’re going to receive today will be ten (10) years, Department of Corrections, suspended, three (3) years active probation, as to the aggravated assault? As to the DV battery, six (6) months Orleans Justice Center, suspended, six (6) months inactive, to run concurrent with each other?

THE DEFENDANT, SEANDELL COLLINS: Yes.

Accordingly, we find Relator’s claim to be without merit.

Therefore, for the foregoing reasons, we grant reconsideration for the limited

purpose of addressing Relator’s claim that the district court failed to orally

pronounce a sentence, and hereby deny the writ.

REHEARING DENIED; LIMITED RECONSIDERATION GRANTED; WRIT DENIED