State Of Louisiana v. Claudius Timotheus Davis - Criminal Case

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Filed March 9th, 2026

Detected March 9th, 2026

Summary

The Louisiana Court of Appeal denied a writ application filed by Claudius Timotheus Davis. The court found that the relator had not been convicted and sentenced, and therefore was not entitled to an appeal at this stage, with jurisdiction remaining with the district court.

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The Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, denied a writ application in the case of State of Louisiana v. Claudius Timotheus Davis (Docket No. 2025 KW 1133). The court cited Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal, Rule 4-5, and Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure articles 61 and 912, stating that the relator had not been convicted and sentenced, and thus was not entitled to an appeal. Jurisdiction remains with the district court, though the relator may seek review of adverse pretrial rulings via a writ application in the future.

This ruling means that the criminal proceedings against Claudius Timotheus Davis will continue in the district court. The appellate court's decision clarifies that pretrial rulings are not immediately appealable and must be addressed through supervisory jurisdiction writ applications if necessary. No immediate action is required from regulated entities, as this is a specific case ruling.

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State Of Louisiana v. Claudius Timotheus Davis

Louisiana Court of Appeal

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Docket Number: 2025 KW 1133
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1133
VERSUS

CLAUDIUS T. DAVIS MARCH 9, 2026
In Re: Claudius T. Davis, applying for supervisory writs, 21st

Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston, No. 24-
PELN-049128.

BEFORE : MILLER, EDWARDS, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The party seeking relief is responsible for
filing and attaching all documents and exhibits in connection with
an application for writs. See Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts
of Appeal, Rule 4-5. The district attorney has entire charge and
control of every criminal prosecution instituted or pending in his
district, and determines whom, when, and how he shall prosecute.
see La. Code Crim. P. art. 61. Only a final judgment or ruling is
appealable. La. Code Crim. P. art. 912(A). A defendant may appeal
a judgment which imposes sentence. la. Code Crim. P. art.
912(C) (1). Relator has not been convicted and sentenced in this
case. Thus, he is not entitled to file an appeal and jurisdiction
remains with the district court. In the future, in the event of
an adverse pretrial ruling, should relator seek review of such
ruling, he may invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of this court

by filing a writ application. see La. Code Crim. P. art.
912.1(C) (1).

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