Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1996

State ex rel. Martin v. Cain

State ex rel. Martin v. Cain
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 22, 1996 · Bleich, Deny, Watson, Writ
683 So. 2d 295; 1996 La. LEXIS 3363; 1996 WL 683192 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Martin v. Cain

Opinion of the Court

In re Martin, Leslie; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court, Div. “G”, No. 9459-91.

Granted in part; denied in part. The district court is order to expand the scope of the forthcoming evidentiary hearing on relator’s claims of ineffective assistance to include consideration of the evidence relator washes to present in support of his fourth claim for post-conviction relief that the state suppressed exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), and its progeny. In all other respects, relator’s application is denied.

WATSON, J., would deny the writ. BLEICH, J., not on panel.

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