STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2019 KW 0678 VERSUS

WALTER JOHNSON AUG 19 2019

In Re: Walter Johnson, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. 14- CR6- 126837.

BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND HOLDRIDGE, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The district court' s ruling denying relator' s application for postconviction relief is vacated and this matter is remanded to the district court to consider the merits in light of the unique facts of this case.

JEW GH

McClendon, J., dissents See La. Code Crim. P. art. 930. 8.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLARK OF COURT FOR THE COURT