Background
Donovan Tyrelle Wright applied to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, for supervisory writs concerning proceedings in the 32nd Judicial District Court for Terrebonne Parish, case number 742992.
The brief order does not describe Wright’s underlying conviction, the relief he requested, or any ruling by the district court.
The Court’s Holding
The court denied Wright’s supervisory writ application. The court’s disposition stated only “WRIT DENIED” and supplied no majority rationale.
Chief Judge McClendon separately concurred. She stated that the filing appeared to be a habeas corpus petition filed in the court of appeal in the first instance and therefore presented nothing for that court to review. That explanation was the concurrence’s reasoning, not an expressed holding of the court.
Key Takeaways
- The First Circuit denied Wright’s supervisory writ application.
- The court gave no majority explanation for the denial.
- Chief Judge McClendon’s concurrence viewed the filing as an original habeas corpus petition that presented nothing for appellate review.
Why It Matters
The order illustrates the importance of presenting a court of appeal with a lower-court ruling that is properly subject to supervisory review. It also underscores that reasoning stated only in a concurrence should not be attributed to the court as a whole.