State Of Louisiana v. Kyle J. Anderson ( 2022 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 1554
VERSUS
KYLE JEROME ANDERSON FEBRUARY 14, 2022
In Re: Kyle Jerome Anderson, applying for supervisory writs,
22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany,
No. 593, 531.
BEFORE: MCCLENDON, WELCH, AND THERIOT, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. When a defendant enters a counseled plea of
an
guilty, appellate court will review the quality of counsel' s
representation in deciding whether the plea should be set aside.
See State v. West, 2009- 2810 ( La. 12/ 10/ 10), 50 So. 3d 148, 149
per curiam). A review of the transcripts and documents
attached to the writ application reveals that relator failed to
establish ( 1) that counsel' s performance fell below an objective
standard of reasonableness under prevailing professional norms
or ( 2) that counsel' s inadequate performance prejudiced relator
to the extent that the proceedings were rendered unfair and the
convictions suspect. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668,
104 S. Ct. 2052, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674 ( 1984). The documents further
refute the claims that relator was confused as to the terms of
the plea and sentencing agreement and that the court improperly
participated in the plea negotiations. Accordingly, the
district court did not err by denying the application for
postconviction relief.
PMc
JEW
MRT
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY L RK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT