State Ex Rel. Darrell J. Robinson v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana
Also decided on this docket: La., September 4, 2025; La., June 27, 2025; La., March 20, 2025; La., December 13, 2024; La., March 21, 2024; La., January 26, 2024
State Ex Rel. Darrell J. Robinson v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, No. 2021-KP-00812 (La. June 26, 2023).
Opinion text
Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 26, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE EX REL. DARRELL J. ROBINSON
VS.
DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA
STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA,
LOUISIANA
No. 2021-KP-00812
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N RE: Darrell James Robinson - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory
Writ, Parish of Rapides, 9th Judicial District Court Number(s) 243,583;
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June 26, 2023
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
WJC
JBM
PDG
06/26/2023 "See News Release 030 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L WEIMER
JUSTICES
WLLIAM J CRAIN
SCOTT J. CRICHTON
JAMES T, GENOVESE
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PIPER D GRIFFIN
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202 I -KP-008 l2 STATE EX REL. DARRELL J. ROBINSON VS. DARREL
VANNOY. WARDEN. LOUISIANA STATE
PENITENTIARY. ANGOLA. LOUI SIANA
NOTE: FOR BzuEFING PURPOSES WzuT GRANTED June 26.2023
MEMORANDUM TO COI]]IISEL IN CAPTIONED CASE:
Please be advised that the above-captioned matter will be set for oral argument on this
Court's next available docket. A copy of the official docket with the specific date and time
of oral argument will be mailed out.
Sinh 0rslrrcl
Oral argument will be waived if brief is untimely filed. Briefs submitted on legal sized paper
should be fastened at the top. All briefs should be backed with the customary "Blueback" or
other flexible material. In criminal proceedings, the court directs that counsel must file a
brief. Failure to do so may subject counsel to a penalty of contempt of Court.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail shall be deemed
timely filed if mailed on or before the due date. If the brief is received by mail on the first
legal day following the expiration of the delay, there shallbe a rebuftable presumption that it
was timely filed. In all cases where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the
mailing shall be shown only by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service, or bona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time ofmailing which indicates the
date thereof. Any other date stamp, such as a private commercial mail meter stamp, or label
from an Automated Postal Center, shall not be used to establish timeliness.
Briefs forwarded by private delivery or courier service shall be deemed timely filed only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
Very truly yours,
yan Chan
With kindest regards. I remain,
Deputy Clerk
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the applicant
or relator. as the case may be. must file their briefs on or before July 21.2023: and the
respondent on or before August 10. 2023.
06/26/23
RC RC
Hon. Robin L. Hooter
Matilde Jean Carbia
Edward Q. Cassidy, Esq
Lousene M. Hoppe, Esq
Kevin C. Riach
Hugo A. Holland, Jr.
J. Phillip Tenell, Jr.
Allison Paige Nowlin
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2021-KP-00812
STATE EX REL. DARRELL J. ROBINSON
VERSUS
DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE
PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA
On Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs
Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, No. 243,583.
And, whereas, the Court has this date, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5, of the
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issued the following order, to wit- "It is
ordered that the writ of review issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up the record in Duplicate of the case; and that counsel for all parties
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby
commanded, in the name of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule l, at the
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State ofLouisiana, on
this 26'h day ofJune, in the year ofour Lord,
Two Thousand Twenty-Three.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
Deputy Clerk of Court