By Mrs. Eileen Hunter — about the author. Posted August 8, 2026. Last updated August 9, 2026.
Trial court
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2002-10-17 | Bill of Indictment — three counts second-degree murder, attempted armed robbery |
| 2004-02-17 | Trial begins, 4th Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita, Judge C. Wendell Manning |
| 2004-02-25 | State files Motion in Limine to bar defense questioning of Detective Harris about the investigation and about marijuana sold at 221 Greenwood |
| 2004-03-04 | Verdict — guilty on three counts of second-degree murder and the responsive verdict of attempted armed robbery |
| — | Motion for New Trial and Motion for Post-Verdict Judgment of Acquittal denied |
| 2004-05-25 | Sentencing — three life sentences without parole plus 49½ years, all four counts consecutive |
Direct appeal
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2005-06-29 | Conviction and sentence AFFIRMED. State v. Hunter, 39,664, p. 5 (La. App. 2 Cir. 6/29/05); 907 So. 2d 200, 204 |
| 2006-03-10 | Louisiana Supreme Court — writ denied. 2005-2027 (La. 3/10/06); 925 So. 2d 507 |
The Second Circuit addressed five assignments of error: sufficiency of the evidence; the use of the nickname “Trigger” at trial; exclusion of the offer to take a polygraph; consecutive sentencing on facts not found by the jury; and jury instructions on accessory-after-the-fact liability. It held the informants’ accounts constituted direct evidence and that the jury had heard, “in great detail, the prior convictions and sentences of the inmate witnesses and, likewise… the possibility for favorable treatment the inmates might receive by testifying.”
First application for post-conviction relief
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2007-02-14 | Application signed and notarised (pro se) |
| 2007-02-21 | Date-stamped received by the Clerk of Court |
| 2007-02-22 | Filed — six claims, with affidavits from Rodney Gay, Solomon Moore and James Divers supporting a request for an investigator |
| 2007-05-31 | Denied without a hearing |
Second application — Brady / Kyles claim
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2008-03-12 | The handwritten investigator’s note dated February 20, 2004 is disclosed in the District Attorney’s file |
| 2009-03-16 | Application based on newly discovered Brady/Kyles material |
| 2009-07-14 | Denied without an evidentiary hearing |
| — | A federal habeas petition was later dismissed as time-barred, leaving this Brady claim without review on the merits by any federal court |
Third application — new evidence of innocence
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2012-01-31 | Affidavit of Glen Dale Nelson |
| 2013-01-28 | Application — new evidence demonstrating innocence |
| 2013-05-29 | Denied without an evidentiary hearing |
Fourth application — La. C.Cr.P. art. 926.2 (factual innocence)
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Subpoena Duces Tecum sought — architect’s Pod 10 window specifications |
| 2022-10-26 | Denied — no art. 926.2 application had been filed, and the information was “discoverable at the time of trial” |
| late December 2022 | Application under art. 926.2 — first-time factual innocence claim, relying on Professor Bloom’s declaration, Jody Rucks’s affidavit, Stephanie Stokes’s alibi affidavit, and the Campbell and Davis window affidavits |
| 2023-01-11 | Unopposed Motion to Stay 90 days, to resubmit the window-specifications subpoena |
| 2023-01-23 | Telephone conference — the court declines the stay |
| 2023-02-01 | Denied without an evidentiary hearing and without the State’s response |
| 2023-06-01 | Second Circuit — denied |
| 2023-11-21 | Louisiana Supreme Court — denied |
Filing date: counsel’s filings give December 30, 2022; the district court’s ruling recites January 3, 2023.
Fifth application — Brady / Giglio / Napue (pending)
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Counsel interviews Glen Dale Nelson; transcript filed as an exhibit |
| 2026-03-26 | Application for post-conviction relief, 4th JDC |
| 2026-04-20 | Motion to Supplement — the witness’s rap sheet, sentencing transcripts and court minutes |
| 2026-04-29 | Ruling signed — DENIED, for failure to comply with La. C.Cr.P. art. 926 and as duplicative of prior claims |
| 2026-05-04 | Ruling filed, 10:12 a.m.; Notice of Filing issued |
| 2026-06-03 | Notice of Intent to File Supervisory Writ |
| 2026-06-05 | Motion to Reconsider filed |
| 2026-06-09 | Motion to Reconsider DENIED — handwritten across the proposed order that would have set an evidentiary hearing. Same order grants a 30-day return date |
| 2026-07-09 | Application for Supervisory Writ filed, Louisiana Second Circuit — pending |
The pending writ raises five assignments of error and asks the Second Circuit to reverse and remand for the evidentiary hearing La. C.Cr.P. art. 930 requires. Standard of review: abuse of discretion. State v. Henry, 307 So. 3d 249, 257 (La. App. 4 Cir. 10/29/20).
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