State of Louisiana Versus Willie Brown

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 25-KH-419

VERSUS FIFTH CIRCUIT

WILLIE BROWN COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF LOUISIANA

September 16, 2025

Susan Buchholz
Chief Deputy Clerk

IN RE WILLIE BROWN

APPLYING FOR SUPERVISORY WRIT FROM THE FORTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIRECTED TO THE HONORABLE KIRK A.
VAUGHN, DIVISION "C", NUMBER 16,11

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy,
Marc E. Johnson, and John J. Molaison, Jr.

WRIT DENIED

According to the writ application, the relator, Mr. Brown, pled guilty on

April 3, 2019, and the court sentenced him to 17 years at hard labor. On June 16,

2025, he filed a “Motion To Correct A Plea Of Guilty,” which the trial court

denied as repetitive on the same date. Mr. Brown now seeks review of that

judgment.

For a timely application for a supervisory writ in a criminal case, the

applicant must file the notice of intention to apply for a supervisory writ in the trial

court within thirty days from the ruling at issue. Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal

Rule 4-2, State v. Cepriano, 22-77 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/30/22), 337 So.3d 999, 1002

(citation omitted). The instant writ application indicates that Mr. Brown filed his

notice of intent on August 4, 2025, more than 30 days after the June 16, 2025,

ruling. Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal Rule 4-3 states:

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In criminal cases, unless the judge orders the ruling to be reduced to
writing, the return date shall not exceed 30 days from the date of the
ruling at issue.

The application is void of any indication that the trial judge ordered its judgment to

be in writing. It also does not appear that the court granted any extensions to file

the writ application. Therefore, the return date was also untimely.

The trial court did not consider the merits of Mr. Brown’s petition but

denied it as repetitive. In his writ application, Mr. Brown provides no argument or

evidence of an error in the trial court’s ruling but instead urges this Court to

consider the merits of his Motion To Correct A Plea Of Guilty. On the showing

made, we find no basis upon which we can grant relief. Accordingly, we deny Mr.

Brown’s writ application.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 16th day of September, 2025.

JJM
SMC
MEJ

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SUSAN M. CHEHARDY CURTIS B. PURSELL

CHIEF JUDGE CLERK OF COURT

SUSAN S. BUCHHOLZ
FREDERICKA H. WICKER
CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK
JUDE G. GRAVOIS
MARC E. JOHNSON
STEPHEN J. WINDHORST LINDA M. TRAN
JOHN J. MOLAISON, JR.
FIRST DEPUTY CLERK
SCOTT U. SCHLEGEL
TIMOTHY S. MARCEL FIFTH CIRCUIT
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JUDGES 101 DERBIGNY STREET (70053)
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL STAFF
POST OFFICE BOX 489
GRETNA, LOUISIANA 70054 (504) 376-1400

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY
I CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THE DISPOSITION IN THE FOREGOING MATTER HAS BEEN
TRANSMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM RULES - COURT OF APPEAL, RULE 4-6 THIS
DAY 09/16/2025 TO THE TRIAL JUDGE, THE TRIAL COURT CLERK OF COURT, AND AT LEAST ONE OF
THE COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR EACH PARTY, AND TO EACH PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY
COUNSEL, AS LISTED BELOW:

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E-NOTIFIED
40th District Court (Clerk)
Honorable Kirk A. Vaughn (DISTRICT JUDGE)
Bridget A. Dinvaut (Respondent)

MAILED
Willie Brown #744121 (Relator)
Dixon Correctional Institute
Post Office Box 788
Jackson, LA 70748