Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

State ex rel. Smith v. Butler

State ex rel. Smith v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 17, 1988
520 So. 2d 759; 1988 La. LEXIS 769; 1988 WL 22754 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Smith v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re Smith, Derrick; applying for writ of mandamus, supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “H”, No. 275-460.

The relator represents that the district court has failed to act timely on an application for a writ of habeas corpus he filed on or about December 14, 1987. If relator’s representation is correct, the district court is ordered to consider and act on the application.

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