State Of Louisiana v. Steven Jermaine Charles

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1249

VERSUS

STEVEN J. CHARLES FEBRUARY 23, 2026

In Re: Steven J. Charles, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 548792.

BEFORE: LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. Any challenge to a previous conviction which is not made before sentence is imposed may not thereafter be raised to attack the sentence. La. R.S. 15:529.1(D)(1)(b); State v. Chaney, 2020-0981 (La. App. Ist Cir. 6/4/21), 327 So.3d 1038, 1042, writ denied, 2021-01204 (La. 11/10/21), 326 So.3d 1251. Furthermore, relator’s claims regarding his non-unanimous verdict is not cognizable in a motion to correct an illegal sentence. see State v. Gedric, 99-1213 (La. App. list Cir. 6/3/99), 741 So.2d 849, 851-52 (per curiam), writ denied, 99-1830 (La. 11/5/99), 751 So.2d 239. Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying the motion to correct an illegal sentence.

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