State Of Louisiana v. Allen Odell Woods ( 2023 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, Fl RST CIRCUIT 1,
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 1335
VERSUS
ALLEN ODELL WOODS MARCH 6, 2023
In Re: Allen Odell Woods, applying for supervisory writs,
19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton
Rouge, No. 10-16-0312.
BEFORE: WELCH, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED ON THE SHOWING MADE. Relator failed to include
a copy of the bill of information, the district court's ruling
on his application for postconviction relief, the commissioner's
report, the commitment order, all pertinent minute entries
and/ or transcripts, any evidence or documentation regarding his
request for DNA testing, and any other portions of the district
court record that might support th~ claims raised in the
application for postconviction relief. Supplementation of this
writ application and/ or an application for rehearing will not be
considered. See Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal,
Rules 2-18. 7 & 4-9. Any future filing on this issue should
include the entire contents of this application, the missing
items noted above, and a copy of this ruling.
Moreover, without showing a' particularized need,
incarcerated indigents are entitled to. a free copy of certain
documents: Boykin transcript, bill of information, commitment
papers, court minutes for various portions of the trial, and
minutes of the sentencing. See State ex rel. Simmons v. State,
93-0275 ( La. 12/16/94), 647 So.2d 1094, 1095 ( per curiam). As
to all other documents, an indigent inmate has the
constitutional right to free copies only in those instances in
which he shows that denial of the request will deprive him of an
adequate opportunity to present his claims fairly. Meeting that
constitutional threshold requires a showing of a particularized
need. An inmate therefore 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. See State ex rel. Bernard v. Criminal District Court
Section " J", 94-2247 ( La. 4/28/95), 653 So.2d 1174, 1175 ( per
curiam). Furthermore, a copy of the judgment denying relief and
written or transcribed reasons for the judgment shall be
furnished to the petitioner. See La. Coqe Crim. P. art. 930.1.
JEW
AHP
WIL
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT