State Of Louisiana v. Andrew D. Wetzel

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 0231 VERSUS ANDREW D. WETZEL MAY 8, 2026 In Re: Andrew D. Wetzel, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, Nos. 472552, 1077-F-2021.

BEFORE : MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. In the application for postconviction relief, relator complains about the revocation of his parole in district court number 472552, following his conviction in district court number 1077-F-2021. Thus, relator’s pleading is construed as a petition for judicial review which should be filed in Nineteenth Judicial District Court which has jurisdiction over decisions of the Parole Board. La. R.S.

15:574.11; Moore v. Louisiana Parole Board, 2022-1278 (La. App. Ist Cir. 6/2/23), 369 So.3d 415, 418. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court is again ORDERED to accept, file, and act upon the pleading, which is herewith transferred to the district court. See State v. Wetzel, 2025- 00894 (La. 12/23/25), 425 So.3d 102 (per curiam).

SMM WEF Edwards, J., dissents and IT would deny the writ application. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court Clerk’s office properly refused to file and treat relator’s pleading as a petition for judicial review. Relator complains about the revocation of his parole in district court number “472552.” However, he wrote district court number “1077-F~2021” on his application for postconviction relief and indicates he was convicted of simple burglary. Relator is not on parole in district court number 1077-F-2021. Thus, the Nineteenth Judicial District Court is not the proper venue to consider his application for postconviction relief filed under district court number 1077-F- 2021.

CQURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT UVQ Rh OVL hO AePore CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT