Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1971

State ex rel. Williams v. Henderson

State ex rel. Williams v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided December 7, 1971
260 La. 105; 255 So. 2d 92; 1971 La. LEXIS 3911

State ex rel. Williams v. Henderson

Opinion of the Court

In re: Shelton J. Williams and Adam Amos Mack applying for writ of habeas corpus.

Writ granted. An evidentiary hearing is ordered on the Witherspoon issue. See order.

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

It is ordered that The Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia, without delay, grant to said relators, Shelton J. Williams and Adam Amos Mack an evidentiary hearing on the Witherspoon issue on relators’ petition for writ for habeas corpus filed in that Court and this Court.

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