STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2019 KW 1544 VERSUS

ELIJAH , SMITH, III JAN 0 f 2020 In Re: Elijah Smith, III, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 06- 12- 1213.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AND BURRIS,' JJ.

WRIT DENIED. As an incarcerated pro se petitioner, relator may file an application for supervisory review of the district court' s judgment dismissing his application for postconviction relief without the necessity of obtaining a writ return date.

Relator should file the application with this court by March 10, 2020, and the application must include a copy of this ruling, the application for postconviction relief, the district court' s ruling on the application for postconviction relief, and any pertinent documents from the district court record that might assist with review of relator' s claims.

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