Opinion
NO. 2015 KW 0947
08-21-2015
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GREGORY JONES
In Re: Gregory Jones, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 520116. BEFORE: McDONALD, McCLENDON AND THERIOT, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The writ application is granted in part for the sole purpose of ordering the district court to provide relator with a free copy of his commitment order. See State ex rel. Simmons v. State, 93-0275 (La. 12/16/94), 647 So.2d 1094 (per curiam). In all other respects, the writ application is denied. If relator desires a free copy of his trial transcript, he must identify specific constitutional errors in the proceedings leading to his conviction and sentence, as required by La. Code Crim. P. art. 930.3. He must also specify with reasonable particularity the factual basis for such relief, and thereby meet the initial requirements set forth in La. Code Crim. P. art. 926 for filing an application for postconviction relief. Relator cannot make a showing of particularized need absent a properly filed application for postconviction relief, which sets out specific claims of constitutional errors requiring the requested documentation for support. State ex rel. Bernard v. Criminal District Court Section "J", 94-2247 (La. 4/28/95), 653 So.2d 1174, 1175 (per curiam).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT