Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1997

Bartley v. State

Bartley v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 31, 1997 · Lemmon
703 So. 2d 3; 1997 La. LEXIS 3373; 1997 WL 681357 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Bartley v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Bartley, Percy; — Plaintiffis); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 97-CA-0042; Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial' District Court, Div. “O”, No. 499-512.

Writ granted; case remanded. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for relator and hold a hearing at which it will determine whether the absolute proscription set out in R.S.. 13:4751(D), as applied to relator, violates his rights under the First Amendment and La. Const. Art. I, Section 8.

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.