State Of Louisiana v. Robert Johnson, Jr

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2026 KW 0916
VERSUS

ROBERT JOHNSON, JR. AUGUST 26, 2026
In Re: Robert Johnson, Jr., applying for supervisory writs,

19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton
Rouge, No. 02-96-0585.

BEFORE : McCLENDON, C.J., HESTER AND MILLER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The 2025 amendments to the post-conviction
relief articles went into effect on August 1, 2025, with no
express pronouncement with regard to their retroactive
application. 2025 La. Acts No. 393, § 1. Therefore, the district
court’s dismissal of relator’s 2021 Application for Post-
Conviction Relief is an impermissible application of La. Code
Crim. P. art. 927.1. Accordingly, the district court’s rulings
on relator’s 2021 Application for Post-Conviction Relief is
vacated, and this matter is remanded for the court to order the
district attorney to file any procedural objections he may have
Or an answer on the merits based upon the law in effect at the
time of the filings.

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