State ex rel. Melvin Lynn Johnson, Jr. v. State of Louisiana

Summary

The Supreme Court of Louisiana affirmed the district court’s denial of a post‑conviction relief application filed nine years after the conviction became final. The Court held the application untimely under La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 and dismissed it as a successive filing because it raised no new claim under art. 930.4 D. The decision relied on the statutory two‑year limitation and the prohibition on repetitive claims.