Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1972

State ex rel. Simpson v. Henderson

State ex rel. Simpson v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 15, 1972
260 La. 1194; 258 So. 2d 549; 1972 La. LEXIS 4770

State ex rel. Simpson v. Henderson

Opinion of the Court

In re: Gary P. Simpson applying for writ of habeas corpus.

Writ granted: Evidentiary hearing ordered on Witherspoon issue. (See order.)

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

It is ordered that the Honorable Rudolph F.. Becker, Jr., Judge of the Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, grant a full evidentiary hearing on the Witherspoon is*1195sue, on relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in that Court and in this Court, and make a determination of the merits of his application after the hearing.

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