Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1993

State ex rel. Green v. Whitley

State ex rel. Green v. Whitley
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 15, 1993 · Hall
625 So. 2d 1051; 1993 La. LEXIS 2992 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Green v. Whitley

Opinion of the Court

In re Green, Thomas Jr.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of St. Tammany, 22nd Judicial District Court, Div. “A”, No. 176843; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. KW92 0529.

Granted. The district court is ordered to grant relator an out-of-time appeal and to appoint counsel to handle the appeal. See Lofton v. Whitley, 905 F.2d 885 (5th Cir. 1990). If appointed counsel, after review of the record, finds no basis for assigning error on appeal, he or she may follow the procedure outlined in State v. Benjamin, 573 So.2d 528 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1990).

HALL, J., not on panel.

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