Writ granted. Relator moved the district court under LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 882 to correct an illegally lenient sentence and the district court denied the motion as untimely pursuant to LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 930.8(A). However, the timeliness provisions of LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 930.8(A) apply to applications for post-conviction relief made under LSA-C.Cr.P. arts. 924-930.8, and do not apply to motions to correct illegal sentences made under LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 882, which states that illegal...
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