STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2019 KW 0865

VERSUS

RODNEY JOE HATCHER SEP 17 2019, In Re: Rodney Joe Hatcher, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. 15- CR4- 12937.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AND CRAIN, JJ.

WRIT DENIED ON THE SHOWING MADE. Relator failed to include a copy of his bili of information, a copy of his habitual offender bill of information, all pertinent minute entries and/ or transcripts, including his guilty plea and habitual offender adjudication and any other portions of and sentencing, the district court record that might support the claims raised in his application filed with this court. 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. In the event relator elects to file a new application with this court, the application must be filed on or before November 12, 2019. 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). For all other documents, the inmate is required to establish a particularized need" by properly filing an 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); State ex rel. McKnight v. State, 98- 2258 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 12/ 3/ 98), 742 So. 2d 894, 895 ( per curiam). Although relator claims he does not have the requested documentation, relator failed to provide this court with any documentation showing he requested the documents to which he is entitled and the district court denied his request.

VGW JMG

Crain, J., concurs.

CO RT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

D P CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT