STATE V. ELMER PLEASANT, JR. (Granted; Remanded for perfection of appeal.)

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DocuSign Envelope ID: C3F5FBDF-9554-4375-BB9D-EBC29CB6ED9D STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, SECOND CIRCUIT 430 Fannin Street Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 227-3700 No: 55,522-KH STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS ELMER PLEASANT, JR. FILED: 08/29/23 RECEIVED: PM 08/22/23 On application of Elmer Pleasant, Jr. for SUPERVISORY WRIT in No. 2015-F-244, 2015-F-483 on the docket of the Fifth Judicial District, Parish of FRANKLIN, Judge John Clay Hamilton. Pro se Counsel for: Elmer Pleasant, Jr. Penny Wise Douciere Counsel for: State of Louisiana Before COX, ROBINSON, and ELLENDER, JJ. WRIT GRANTED, REMANDED FOR PERFECTION AS APPEAL. The applicant, Elmer Pleasant, Jr., requests that this Court order the trial court to conduct a hearing on his Motion to Appeal Excessive Sentence, filed on May 15, 2023. The trial court signed an order attached to that motion granting the requested appeal on or before August 15, 2023. Despite the clear wording contained within that order, the Clerk of Court set the matter for hearing rather than moving forward with lodging the applicant’s appeal with this Court. The signed order from the trial court indicates that the applicant’s requested appeal of his sentence was granted. Further, it is clear from Mr. Pleasant’s application that he would like to avail himself of an appeal of his sentence. Accordingly, this matter is hereby remanded to the trial court for perfection as a criminal appeal. Shreveport, Louisiana, this ________ day of ________________________, 2023. 12 October ___________________ ___________________ October 12, 2023 FILED: _____________________________ ____________________________________ DEPUTY CLERK ___________________

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