Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1989

State ex rel. Knapper v. Butler

State ex rel. Knapper v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided June 16, 1989
545 So. 2d 1045; 1989 La. LEXIS 1621; 1989 WL 65003 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Knapper v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re: Knapper, Issac; applying for writ of certiorari and/or review, writ of prohibition, mandamus, supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. ā€œGā€, No. 270-437.

Granted. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel and conduct an evidentiary hearing at which relator will have the opportunity to establish, if he can, entitlement to relief on the basis of his claim that the state withheld a statement regarding possession of the murder weapon on the date of the offense which was both favorable and material.

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