Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1989

State ex rel. Eaton v. Butler

State ex rel. Eaton v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided July 14, 1989 · Also, Assignments, Calogero, Dixon, Error, Grant, Hearing, Regarding, Well, Would
547 So. 2d 364; 1989 La. LEXIS 1798; 1989 WL 78964 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Eaton v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re Eaton, Winthrop Earl; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial and writs of habeas corpus; Parish of Rap-ides, 9th Judicial District Court, Div. “B”, No. 216911.

Granted. Proceedings stayed. Hearing is ordered on relator’s competency to be executed. See Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 106 S.Ct. 2595, 91 L.Ed.2d 335 (1986). Otherwise denied.

DIXON, C.J., concurs in the grant but would also order a hearing on the other assignments. CALOGERO, J., concurs but would order a hearing regarding Assignment of Error #2 as well.

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