Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1973

State ex rel. Jones v. Henderson

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 30, 1973 · Barham, Calogero, Dixon, Grant, Refusal

285 So. 2d 543; 1973 La. LEXIS 6760 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

In re: Winston Jones applying for writ of habeas corpus.

Denied. The showing made does not warrant the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction.

BARHAM, J.,

is of the opinion that the uncontroverted allegation of incompetent counsel requires an order for an eviden-tiary hearing on that issue.

CALOGERO, J., dissents from refusal to grant. DIXON, J., recused.

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