State ex rel. Porter v. Blackburn
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Porter v. Blackburn, 475 So. 2d 768 (La. 1985)
1985 La. LEXIS 9362
Calogero, Dennis, Dixon, Grant, Writ
State ex rel. Porter v. Blackburn
Opinion of the Court
would grant and order an evidentiary hearing to determíne 1 — the effectiveness of counsel in permitting an apparently insane defendant to plead guilty without even requiring the members of the Sanity Commission to testify and be cross-examined and 2 — to determine in an adversary proceeding with other appointed counsel the competence of defendant intelligently to plead guilty to the charges. On the face of the pleadings before us, defendant is and was incompetent.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE ex rel. Ray Quinn PORTER v. Frank C. BLACKBURN, Warden Louisiana State Penitentiary
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- 1 case
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- Published