State Of Louisiana v. Samuel Lee Hamilton, Jr.

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0181 VERSUS SAMUEL LEE HAMILTON, JR. APR 2 8 2020 In Re: Samuel Lee Hamilton, Jr., applying for supervisory 19th writs, Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 09- 88- 0898 BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., GUIDRY AND BURRIS,' JJ. WRIT DENIED AS MOOT. The Clerk of Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has no record of receiving a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( allegedly filed on November 11, 2019). Relator should file the motion with the clerk of court of the district court before seeking relief from this court. Further, the record reflects relator has been billed, tried, and convicted for the charge at issue in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Therefore, a request for release under La. Code Crim. P. art. 701( B) is moot. See State v. Varmall, 539 So. 2d 45 ( La. 1989) per curiarrm) . VGW JMG WJB COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT 2t DEPUTY C ERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT Judge W_ lliam J. Burris, retired, serving pro tempore by special appointmerill of the Louisiana Sup_ eme Court.