State Of Louisiana v. Benjamin Bridges

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2025 KW 0918 VERSUS

BENJAMIN TY BRIDGES NOVEMBER 3, 2025 In Re: Benjamin Ty Bridges, applying for supervisory writs,

19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. DC-21-04557.

BEFORE : LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. As a general matter, incarcerated indigents are entitled, of right, to free copies of transcripts of guilty plea collogquies, the bill of information, district court minutes for various portions of their trials, and documents committing them to

custody. See State ex rel. Simmons v. State, 93-0275 (La. 12/16/94), 647 So.2d 1094 (per curiam); see also State v. Toney, 2023-00961 (La. 1/10/24), 375 So.3d 963, 964 (per curiam). The

proper procedural vehicle to seek a free copy of district court minutes is through a motion for production filed in the criminal proceedings. See State ex rel. McKnight v. State, 98-2258 (La. App. ist Cir. 12/3/98), 742 So.2d 894, 895 (per curiam). There is no record of a properly filed motion for production of documents with an Order that is directed to the district court. Should celator elect to file a motion for production of documents in the district court, he may seek review with this court without the necessity of obtaining a return date, in the event the motion is

denied by the district court.

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“COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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