Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1973

State ex rel. Estilette v. Henderson

State ex rel. Estilette v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 9, 1973
284 So. 2d 599; 1973 La. LEXIS 6572 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Estilette v. Henderson

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The Court being of the opinion that Gideon v. Wainwright is retroactive:

Ordered that an evidentiary hearing be held on relator’s petition for habeas corpus *600to determine whether he was represented by counsel at the time of his arraignment and sentence or whether he waived counsel and that the trial judge render an appropriate judgment thereon.

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