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John Wesley Patton v. Louisiana

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Louisiana, No. 25-KH-01186 · judgment February 12, 2026


Pending

Question presented

Question Number One Can a Louisiana District Judge, namely, Steven C. Grefer, 24th Judicial District Court, in Division “J” in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, act as the Impartial gatekeeper, use his judgeship to convict you, then deny you the very Records, Transcripts, that would prove you did not receive a fair trial as required by the United States Constitution? Is this Due Process of Law as Required by United States Constitution? Did the State of Louisiana meet its compliance to the US Constitution? Question Number Two Is the Louisiana Revised Statute, R.S. 44:4(47), that affectively bars any Louisiana Attorney or Louisiana Citizen the right to review the Audio of the transcripts sought? Even after the Official Record has been changed? Is that Statute Constitutionally sound? Thereby providing corrupt Judges, Clerks or Prosecutors an unchecked reason to change the record? As in Pesnell V. Sessions, 246 So 3d 686, and State V. Patton, 355 So 3d 156, in which the record was changed by court officials by leaving out crucial “objections” to multiple constitutional violations. Simply to hold a fabricated, or erroneous state conviction. Is that State Statute Constitutional?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John W. Patton

For respondent
Darren Anthony Allemand
Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Sep 03 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Aug 31 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Louisana to respond filed.
  3. Mar 11 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 8, 2026)