State of Louisiana Versus Frankie Baskin

• Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
• Decided: September 22, 2025
• Docket: 25-KH-408
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 25-KH-408

VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT

FRANKIE BASKIN COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF LOUISIANA

September 22, 2025

Linda Tran First Deputy Clerk

IN RE FRANKIE BASKIN

APPLYING FOR SUPERVISORY WRIT FROM THE TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIRECTED TO THE HONORABLE FRANK A. BRINDISI, DIVISION "E", NUMBER 11-4594

Panel composed of Judges Fredericka Homberg Wicker, Marc E. Johnson, and Stephen J. Windhorst

WRIT DENIED

In this pro se writ application, relator, Frankie Baskin, seeks review of the

trial court’s July 31, 2025 ruling, denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence.

For the following reasons, we find no error in the trial court’s ruling and deny this

writ application.

On July 22, 2025, relator filed a uniform motion to correct an illegal sentence,

alleging that his habitual offender sentence is illegal because his adjudication as a

third-felony offender is erroneous. Relator asserts one of his previous convictions

was improperly used in his habitual offender adjudication. On July 31, 2025, the

trial court denied relator’s motion, finding the motion was repetitive and successive.

The district court also found that relator’s claim was untimely based on the State’s

habitual offender bill of information filed on September 20, 2012 and La. R.S.

15:529.l D(l)(b), which states, in pertinent part: “Any challenge to a previous

conviction which is not made before sentence is imposed may not thereafter be raised

to attack the sentence.” Although La. C.Cr.P. art. 882(A) provides that an illegal sentence may be

corrected at any time, a defendant must point to an illegal term in his sentence to

raise a claim cognizable in a motion to correct an illegal sentence. State v. Parker,

98-256 (La. 5/8/98), 711 So.2d 694, 695; State v. Ellison, 17-319 (La. App. 5 Cir.

12/13/17), 234 So.3d 217, 223, writ denied, 18-53 (La. 10/29/18), 255 So.3d 568.

When a defendant fails to point to an illegal term in his sentence, he does not raise a

claim cognizable in a motion to correct an illegal sentence. Id. Here, relator does

not point to an illegal term in his sentence; but instead, he contests his adjudication

as a third-felony offender. As a result, relator’s challenge to his sentence is not

cognizable in a motion to correct illegal sentence. Thus, we find no error in the trial

court’s denial of relator’s motion to correct illegal sentence.

In addition, this court has previously reviewed and rejected the issues raised

by relator with respect to his adjudication as a third-felony offender on direct appeal

and in a prior APCR. See State v. Baskin, 15-704 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/30/16), 188

So.3d 470, 474, writ denied, 16-833 (La. 4/24/17), 220 So.3d 741; see also State v.

Baskin, 23-445 (La. App. 5 Cir. 9/25/23), writ denied, 23-1470 (La. 3/5/24), 380

So.3d 570 (unpublished writ disposition) (providing extensive review of the

procedural history of relator’s habitual offender adjudication). Further, the

Louisiana Supreme Court has also found relator has exhausted his right to collateral

review. State v. Baskin, 25-322 (La. 9/10/25), — So.3d —, 2025 WL 2611597.

Accordingly, we find this writ application is untimely, successive, and

repetitive, and deny this writ.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 22nd day of September, 2025.

SJW FHW MEJ SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL

CHIEF JUDGE CLERK OF COURT

SUSAN S. BUCHHOLZ FREDERICKA H. WICKER CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK JUDE G. GRAVOIS MARC E. JOHNSON STEPHEN J. WINDHORST LINDA M. TRAN JOHN J. MOLAISON, JR. FIRST DEPUTY CLERK SCOTT U. SCHLEGEL TIMOTHY S. MARCEL FIFTH CIRCUIT MELISSA C. LEDET JUDGES 101 DERBIGNY STREET (70053) DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL STAFF POST OFFICE BOX 489 GRETNA, LOUISIANA 70054 (504) 376-1400

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MAILED Frankie Baskin #290521 (Relator) Dixon Correctional Institute Post Office Box 788 Jackson, LA 70748