State Of Louisiana v. James H. Bourgeois

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 KW 0564

VERSUS

JAMES H. BOURGEOIS JULY 27, 2026

In Re: James H. Bourgeois, applying for supervisory writs, 17th
Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche, No.
569593.

BEFORE: PENZATO, GREENE, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. Relator was not “in custody” at the time he filed
his June 2, 2023 application for postconviction relief or his
August 12, 2025 application for postconviction relief. Thus,
relator lacked standing to seek postconviction relief in the first
instance. See La. Code Crim. P. arts. 924(1) & (2); see also State
v. Hayes, 2020-73 (La. App. 3d Cir. 8/4/21), 326 So.3d 934, 937.

AHP
WEF

Greene, J., concurs.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
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