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STATE v. SAM

No. K93-438.

623 So.2d 1 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin SAM.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin Sam, pro se.

J. William Pucheu, Dist. Atty., Ville Platte, for the State.

Before DOMENGEAUX, STOKER and COOKS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED: Relator's conviction was final long before the decision in Cage v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 39, 111 S.Ct. 328, 112 L.Ed.2d 339 (1991), and the Louisiana Supreme Court has held that the Cage decision should not be retroactively applied. See State ex rel. Taylor v. Whitley, 606 So.2d 1292 (La.1992). For this reason, we deny relator's claim.

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