By Mrs. Eileen Hunter — about the author. Posted August 11, 2026.
Provenance: Application for Supervisory Writ, filed July 9, 2026 in the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit — State of Louisiana v. Tony Lavelle Hunter, on application for supervisory writ from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita, Honorable C. Wendell Manning presiding. Filed by Longman & Jakuback, APLC. This application is pending. Transcribed below are the operative sections — the assignments of error, the argument headings, and the conclusion and prayer — from the filed application; bracketed characters mark corrections of scanning artifacts, and wording is otherwise as filed. The full 40-plus-page application and its exhibits are part of the court record.
ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR
- The district court erred in dismissing the 2026 Brady/Giglio/Napue claim as duplicative or repetitive under La. C.Cr.P. art. 930.4, because no prior application raised — and no prior proceeding adjudicated — the State’s suppression of impeachment evidence concerning Vaccara Comanche’s habitual-offender exposure, favorable treatment, expectation of benefit, or motive to testify.
- The district court erred in treating the Glen Dale Nelson materials as cumulative, because the 2026 Nelson interview was offered to establish the materiality of newly discovered impeachment evidence concerning Comanche, not to resurrect a previously litigated claim, and contains substantive facts that appear nowhere in the 2012 affidavit.
- The district court erred in dismissing substantial constitutional claims for “inexcusable failure to comply” with La. C.Cr.P. art. 926 based upon curable — and cured — procedural defects, where the District Attorney received notice, the Attorney General was subsequently served, the application’s complete procedural history was fully disclosed, the captioning defect was corrected to reflect the filing’s successive posture, and the court identified no prejudice to the State.
- The district court erred in denying reconsideration and declining to order the evidentiary hearing required by La. C.Cr.P. art. 930, after the Motion to Reconsider corrected the procedural defects the court had identified and demonstrated that material questions of fact remained unresolved.
- The district court erred in failing to find that the suppressed evidence concerning Vaccara Comanche — his undisclosed felony record, habitual-offender exposure, favorable treatment, and false denial of any benefit — was favorable, suppressed, and material under Brady, Giglio, and Napue, entitling Mr. Hunter to relief.
THE ARGUMENTS (headings as filed)
- A. The district court never identified a prior proceeding in which the present claim was raised or adjudicated, and none exists.
- B. The suppressed evidence concerning Vaccara Comanche’s undisclosed felony record, habitual-offender exposure, favorable treatment, and denial of any benefit was favorable impeachment evidence under Brady, Giglio, and Napue.
- C. The State suppressed the favorable Comanche impeachment evidence by failing to disclose it, leaving the defense unable to expose his felony exposure, favorable treatment, motive to curry favor, and false denial of any benefit.
- D. The suppression of the details of the plea inducement prejudiced Mr. Hunter’s defense at trial.
- E. The district court erred in treating the Nelson materials as cumulative because they were submitted to establish the materiality of the newly discovered Comanche impeachment evidence, not to relitigate the prior Nelson claim.
- F. The district court erred in determining that Mr. Hunter’s procedural deficits constituted “inexcusable failure” to comply with the provisions of La. C.Cr.P. art. 926.
- G. The district court should have granted reconsideration and ordered the evidentiary hearing Article 930 requires.
CONCLUSION AND PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The district court dismissed a Brady/Giglio/Napue claim that has never been raised or adjudicated in any prior proceeding, supported by documentary evidence the State never disclosed, concerning a witness this Court has already recognized as part of “the only evidence that directly linked Tony Hunter with the crime.” It did so on the strength of a repetitiveness finding, which was never substantiated, and procedural defects that were inadvertent, cured, and harmless.
W[H]EREFORE, Tony Lavelle Hunter respectfully prays that this Honorable Court grant this application for supervisory writ; reverse the district court’s rulings; and remand with instructions that the district court conduct an evidentiary hearing on the merits of Mr. Hunter’s Brady/Giglio/Napue claim. In the al[t]ernative, Mr. Hunter prays for any and all relief this Court deems just and equitable.
The exhibits (filed with the application)
Exhibit 1: Nelson Affidavit · Exhibit 2: Nelson Transcript · Exhibit 3: Habitual Offender Plea Documentation · Exhibit 4: Rap sheet · Exhibit 5: Sentencing Transcripts · Exhibit 6: Court Minutes · Exhibit 7: UAPCR · Exhibit 8: Motion to Supplement · Exhibit 9: UAPCR Order · Exhibit 10: Notice of Intent Filing and Order · Exhibit 11: Motion to Reconsider · Exhibit 12: Motion to Reconsider Order
Why the exhibits are not reproduced here: several contain confidential criminal-history records with personal identifying information (dates of birth, agency identifiers). Publishing those would violate this site’s privacy commitments. Their substance, where it bears on the claims, is presented with citations on the Comanche file, the Nelson file, and the disclosure claims page. Researchers may request access through the contact page.
Where this filing stands: pending before the Second Circuit since July 9, 2026. Rulings will be reported on Case Updates and the appeals page. Back to all case documents.