Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1980

State ex rel. Stokes v. Blackburn

State ex rel. Stokes v. Blackburn
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided February 22, 1980 · Blanche, Deny, Writ
380 So. 2d 1215; 1980 La. LEXIS 6728 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Stokes v. Blackburn

Opinion of the Court

In re Robert D. Stokes, applying for writ of habeas corpus. Parish of Beauregard. No. C-661 — 79.

Writ granted. Remanded for an eviden-tiary hearing on whether there was an intelligent waiver of counsel at time guilty plea was entered January 13, 1961. See Kitchens v. Smith, 401 U.S. 847, 91 S.Ct. 1089, 28 L.Ed.2d 519 (1971) and Hall v. Henderson, 318 So.2d 12 (La. 1975).

BLANCHE, J., would deny the writ.

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