State Of Louisiana v. Avis James Williams

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 0036

VERSUS

AVIS JAMES WILLIAMS FEBRUARY 23, 2026

In Re: Avis James Williams, applying for supervisory writs,
Sénd Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne, No.
641477.

BEFORE: LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. As an indigent
inmate, relator is entitled to receive certain court documents
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 (per curiam). For all other
documents, including the sentencing transcript, the inmate is
required to establish a particularized need by properly filing an
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
(per curiam); State ex rel. McKnight v. State, 98-2258 (La. App.
ist Cir. 12/3/98), 742 So.2d 894, 895 (per curiam). Accordingly,
the district court is instructed to provide relator with free
copies of the bill of information, commitment papers, and
sentencing minutes, if it has not previously done so. There is no
indication that relator has filed an application for
postconviction relief in the district court. Therefore, the writ

application is denied relative to relator’s request for a copy of
the sentencing transcript.

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