Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1991

State ex rel. Hawkins v. Orleans Parish Criminal District Court

State ex rel. Hawkins v. Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 4, 1991
577 So. 2d 22; 1991 La. LEXIS 1072; 1991 WL 50934 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Hawkins v. Orleans Parish Criminal District Court

Opinion of the Court

In re Hawkins, Archie Joseph; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “J”, No. 247-365.

The relator represents that the district court has failed to act timely on an application for post-conviction relief he has filed on or about November 13, 1990. If relator’s representation is correct, the district court is ordered to consider and act on the application. If relator’s representation is incorrect, the district court is ordered to accept, file, and act upon the relator's application which is herewith transferred to the district court.

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