State ex rel. Jones v. Henderson

Supreme Court of Louisiana November 30, 1973

State ex rel. Jones v. Henderson, 285 So. 2d 543 (La. 1973)

1973 La. LEXIS 6760

Barham, Calogero, Dixon, Grant, Refusal

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.

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Winston JONES v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Status: Published