Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1970

State ex rel. McDonald v. Henderson

State ex rel. McDonald v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 25, 1970
256 La. 1148; 241 So. 2d 252; 1970 La. LEXIS 3450

State ex rel. McDonald v. Henderson

Opinion of the Court

Application for mandamus granted. The 24th Judicial District Court is ordered to act without delay on application for writ of habeas corpus pending in that court since July 23, 1970. Time provisions of C.Cr.P. Arts. 354 and 360 are mandatory.

ORDER

On considering the petition of relator in the above numbered and entitled cause:

IT IS ORDERED that the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish otf Jefferson, without delay, grant a full evidentiary hearing on relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pending in that Court since July 23, 1970, and make a determination of the merits of his application after the hearing.

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