State ex rel. Cage v. Butler
State ex rel. Cage v. Butler
532 So. 2d 1389; 1988 La. LEXIS 2890; 1988 WL 122712
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
State ex rel. Cage v. Butler
Opinion of the Court
In re Cage, Jessie a/k/a; Lee, Jessie; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “B”, No. 260-896.
Granted. The district court’s denial of relator’s request for post-conviction relief on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel is reversed. Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. 52, 106 S.Ct. 366, 88 L.Ed.2d 203 (1985). The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for relator and to conduct a hearing in order to determine whether relator’s plea of guilty was knowingly and voluntarily entered.
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