STATE OF LOUISIANA v. REGINALD FORD (2026)

Writ application not considered - Petitioner has not demonstrated that he sought review in the court(s) below before filing in this Court nor shown the “extraordinary circumstances” that would justify bypassing that level of review. La.S.Ct.R. I, § 3(D).

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Supreme Court of Louisiana May 27, 2026

As the applicant fails to provide any documentation to show that he first sought relief in the district court, I concur in the decision not to consider the writ application.

Hughes, J., would grant and remand to the trial court. Guidry, J., concurs and assigns reasons.