STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 25-KH-419 VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT WILLIE BROWN COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF LOUISIANA

September 16, 2025 Susan Buchholz Chief Deputy Clerk

IN RE WILLIE BROWN APPLYING FOR SUPERVISORY WRIT FROM THE FORTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIRECTED TO THE HONORABLE KIRK A.

VAUGHN, DIVISION "C", NUMBER 16,11

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy, Marc E. Johnson, and John J. Molaison, Jr.

WRIT DENIED According to the writ application, the relator, Mr. Brown, pled guilty on April 3, 2019, and the court sentenced him to 17 years at hard labor. On June 16, 2025, he filed a “Motion To Correct A Plea Of Guilty,” which the trial court denied as repetitive on the same date. Mr. Brown now seeks review of that judgment.

For a timely application for a supervisory writ in a criminal case, the applicant must file the notice of intention to apply for a supervisory writ in the trial court within thirty days from the ruling at issue. Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal Rule 4-2, State v. Cepriano, 22-77 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/30/22), 337 So.3d 999, 1002 (citation omitted). The instant writ application indicates that Mr. Brown filed his notice of intent on August 4, 2025, more than 30 days after the June 16, 2025, ruling. Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal Rule 4-3 states:

25-KH-419 In criminal cases, unless the judge orders the ruling to be reduced to writing, the return date shall not exceed 30 days from the date of the ruling at issue.

The application is void of any indication that the trial judge ordered its judgment to be in writing. It also does not appear that the court granted any extensions to file the writ application. Therefore, the return date was also untimely.

The trial court did not consider the merits of Mr. Brown’s petition but denied it as repetitive. In his writ application, Mr. Brown provides no argument or evidence of an error in the trial court’s ruling but instead urges this Court to consider the merits of his Motion To Correct A Plea Of Guilty. On the showing made, we find no basis upon which we can grant relief. Accordingly, we deny Mr. Brown’s writ application.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 16th day of September, 2025.

JJM SMC MEJ

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL CHIEF JUDGE CLERK OF COURT

SUSAN S. BUCHHOLZ FREDERICKA H. WICKER CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK JUDE G. GRAVOIS MARC E. JOHNSON STEPHEN J. WINDHORST LINDA M. TRAN JOHN J. MOLAISON, JR. FIRST DEPUTY CLERK SCOTT U. SCHLEGEL TIMOTHY S. MARCEL 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 09/16/2025 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:

25-KH-419 E-NOTIFIED 40th District Court (Clerk) Honorable Kirk A. Vaughn (DISTRICT JUDGE) Bridget A. Dinvaut (Respondent) MAILED Willie Brown #744121 (Relator) Dixon Correctional Institute Post Office Box 788 Jackson, LA 70748