Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1988

State ex rel. Lewis v. Butler

State ex rel. Lewis v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 21, 1988
532 So. 2d 138; 1988 La. LEXIS 2091; 1988 WL 111929 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Lewis v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re Desmond, Lewis; applying for writ of review and/or mandamus; to the Court *139of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. KA-7961; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “F”, No. 294-861.

Granted. Treating this application as a petition for out of time appellate review under State v. Counterman, the matter is remanded to the district court which is ordered to appoint counsel for relator and to hold an evidentiary hearing on relator’s out of time appeal claim.

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