State Of Louisiana v. Kelton L. Johnson

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 0743

VERSUS

KELTON L. JOHNSON NOVEMBER 17, 2025

Tn Re: Kelton L. Johnson, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd
Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. 21-
CR7~148028.

BEFORE : MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED ON THE SHOWING MADE. Relator failed to include
a copy of the district court’s ruling on his motion for production
of documents, the bill of information, all pertinent minute
entries, and any other portions of the district court record that
might support the claims raised in the writ application.
Supplementation of this writ application and/or an application for
rehearing will not be considered. See Uniform Rules of Louisiana
Courts of Appeal, Rules 2-18.7 & 4-9. In the event relator elects
to file a new application with this court, the application must be
filed on or before January 20, 2026. Any future filing on this
issue should include the entire contents of this application, the
missing items noted above, and a copy of this ruling.

It is noted that as an indigent inmate, relator is entitled
to receive certain court documents, such as the guilty plea
transcript, the bill of information or indictment, the commitment
papers, the court minutes for various portions of the trial, and
the minutes of his sentencing, free of charge without the necessity
of establishing a particularized need. See State ex rel. Simmons
v. State, 93-0275 (La. 12/16/94), 647 So.2d 1094, 1095 (per
curiam). As to all other documents, an indigent inmate has the
constitutional right to free copies only in those instances in
which he shows that denial of the request will deprive him of an
adequate opportunity to present his claims fairly. Meeting that
constitutional threshold requires a showing of a particularized
need. An inmate therefore cannot make a showing of particularized
need absent a properly filed application for postconviction
relief, which sets out specific claims of constitutional errors
requiring the requested documentation for support. See State ex
rel. Bernard v. Criminal District Court Section "J", 94-2247 (La.
4/28/95), 653 So.2d 1174, 1175 (per curiam).

SMM
BDE
WEF

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT