Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1991

State ex rel. McClendon v. State

State ex rel. McClendon v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 18, 1991
587 So. 2d 685; 1991 La. LEXIS 2810; 1991 WL 216705 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. McClendon v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re McClendon, Colley D.; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of St. Landry, 27th Judicial District Court, Div. “B”, No. 85-0515-B.

Granted. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel to represent relator and conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine the merits of relator’s claim that his counsel’s failure to file a motion to quash based on the running of the time limitations for trial amounted to constitutionally-ineffective assistance of counsel.

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