State Ex. Rel. Darrell Draughn v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, La

Supreme Court of Louisiana
November 14, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
STATE EX. REL. DARRELL DRAUGHN
VS.
DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA
STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LA
No. 2025-KD-01433
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N RE: Darrell Draughn - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory Writ, Parish
of Caddo, 1st Judicial District Court Number(s) 212,107;
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November 14, 2025
Stay denied. Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Weimer, C.J., dissents and would grant and docket.
Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Guidry, J., concurs in part, dissents in part, and assigns reasons.
JDH
WJC
JBM
CRC
11/14/2025 "See News Release 051 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025-KD-01433
STATE EX. REL. DARRELL DRAUGHN
VS.
DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY,
ANGOLA, LA
On Supervisory Writ to the 1st Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo
PER CURIAM
Writ granted. Stay denied. Defendant’s motion for leave to file an ex parte,
under-seal affidavit is granted , but all other relief is denied. The district court’s
denial of defendant’s motion for extension of the deadline to file his supplemental
post-conviction relief application is affirmed.
Although La. C.Cr.P. art. 926 requires an application to “specif[y] with
reasonable particularity the factual basis” for the relief sought , there are no
requirements that a post -conviction application include or be based upon a
completed, comprehensive expert report. Moreover, the deadline to file the post -
conviction relief application set by the district court provided ample time to identify,
develop, and draft claims . Should it be necessary, the defendant is not prevented
from later supplementing his application for post -conviction relief based on new
information developed through ongoing discovery. See La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.4(G).
AFFIRMED.