State ex rel. Young v. Whitley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Young v. Whitley, 637 So. 2d 147 (La. 1994)
1994 La. LEXIS 1045; 1994 WL 146055
Dennis, Deny, Marcus, Watson, Writ
State ex rel. Young v. Whitley
Opinion of the Court
In re Young, Jim; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Bossier, 26th Judicial District Court, Div. “D”, No. 60,065; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 23874-KW.
Writ granted; case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for relator for purposes of conducting an evidentiary hearing at which it will determine whether relator was wearing identifiable prison garb at trial and, if he was, whether his attorney’s failure to raise the issue at trial constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel under the standard set out in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE ex rel. Jim YOUNG v. John WHITLEY, Warden
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published