*1 STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT NO. 2022 KW 0172 STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS APRIL 22, 2022

WILLIAM VERLANDER In Re: William Verlander, applying for supervisory writs,

22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. unknown.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., PENZATO AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. When the defendant is continued in custody to an arrest, an indictment or information shall be subsequent filed within thirty days of the arrest if the defendant is being the arrest if held for a misdemeanor and within sixty days of is being held for a felony. See La. Code Crim. P. the defendant 1, effective January art. 701( B)( 1)( a) ( 2021 La. Acts No. 252, § 2022). Relator has been in the custody of the Washington 1, Parish Jail since August 2021. The record of the Washington Parish Clerk of Court does not show that relator has been billed issue in his motion to be or arraigned on the charges at Lower courts must accept and consider pro se filings released. from represented defendants in a pre -verdict context whenever lead to confusion at trial. See State v. doing so will not 236 So. 3d 1253 ( per 2017- 0705 ( La. 12/ 6/ 17), Thibodeaux, curiam); State ex rel. Dyer v. State, 2011- 1648 ( La. 9/ 30/ 11), 71 So. 3d 270. Accordingly, the district court is ordered to act on relator' s pro se motion to be released pursuant to La. Code if it has not already done so, on or Crim. P. art. 701( B), before May 9, 2022. is also ordered to consider and The court A act on relator' s pro se motion for preliminary examination. issue the district court' s rulings on the motions at copy of herein shall be filed in this court on or before May 16, 2022. A copy of relator' s original writ application will be forwarded to the district court' s clerk of court.

VGW AHP CHH *2 COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT

FOR THE COURT