State of Louisiana Versus Michael P. Hidalgo ( 2020 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 19-KA-612 VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT MICHAEL P. HIDALGO COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF LOUISIANA February 03, 2020 Susan Buchholz First Deputy Clerk ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING Panel composed of Susan M. Chehardy, Marc E. Johnson, and Robert A. Chaisson DENIED WITH REASONS RAC SMC MEJ CHAISSON, J., DENIED WITH REASONS Defendant, Michael Hidalgo, has filed a document with this Court entitled “Application for Writ of Review or Certiorari,” in which he requests that this Court “grant him the right of judicial review or appeal” from his misdemeanor conviction of first offense domestic abuse battery.” This Court, on January 22, 2020, dismissed defendant’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction, specifying that defendant’s conviction is not an appealable judgment since his offense is a misdemeanor offense not eligible for trial by jury. To the extent that defendant is requesting a rehearing of his appeal, we deny that request for the reasons set forth in our January 22, 2020 opinion. We re-iterate to defendant that the proper mechanism for seeking review of his misdemeanor conviction is an application for writ of review. La. C.Cr.P. art. 912.1(C)(1). The “Application for Writ of Review or Certiorari” that defendant filed in this Court on January 31, 2020, does not comply with the requirements for filing a writ application. We direct defendant to the requirements for a properly filed writ application set forth in U.R.C.A. Rule 4-1 et seq. and stress that he was given thirty days from January 22, 2020, to file a proper application for supervisory writs. Accordingly, defendant’s request for a rehearing of his appeal is denied. SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL CHIEF JUDGE CLERK OF COURT MARY E. LEGNON FREDERICKA H. WICKER CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK JUDE G. GRAVOIS MARC E. JOHNSON ROBERT A. CHAISSON SUSAN BUCHHOLZ STEPHEN J. WINDHORST FIRST DEPUTY CLERK HANS J. LILJEBERG JOHN J. MOLAISON, JR. FIFTH CIRCUIT MELISSA C. LEDET JUDGES 101 DERBIGNY STREET (70053) DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL STAFF POST OFFICE BOX 489 GRETNA, LOUISIANA 70054 (504) 376-1400 (504) 376-1498 FAX www.fifthcircuit.org NOTICE OF DISPOSITION CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY I CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THE DISPOSITION IN THE FOREGOING MATTER HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM RULES - COURT OF APPEAL, RULE 4-6 THIS DAY 02/03/2020 TO THE TRIAL JUDGE, THE TRIAL COURT CLERK OF COURT, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR EACH PARTY, AND TO EACH PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, AS LISTED BELOW: 19-KA-612 E-NOTIFIED Thomas J. Butler (Appellee) MAILED Richard H. Barker, IV (Appellant) Attorney at Law 228 St. Charles Avenue Suite 501 New Orleans, LA 70130