STATE v. BICKHAM (2021)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald E. BICKHAM

NO. 21-KH-653

Decided: November 16, 2021

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy, Jude G. Gravois, and Robert A. Chaisson

Relator, Donald Bickham, seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to rule upon his application for post-conviction relief (APCR) filed on or about July 12, 2021. According to the official trial court record, the State filed a response to relator's APCR on August 18, 2021, but the trial court has not yet ruled on that application.

We grant the writ and order the trial court to rule on relator's APCR within 30 days of the date of this disposition, if it has not already done so. We further order the trial court to provide a copy of its ruling to relator and to this Court within 10 days of the date of such ruling.

Gretna, Louisiana, this 16th day of November, 2021.

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