State ex rel. Harris v. State
State ex rel. Harris v. State
Opinion of the Court
In re Harris, Michael;—Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “B”, No. 326-532; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit No. 97KW-0187.
Writ granted in part; otherwise denied; 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 so, whether his attorney’s failure timely 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). See e.g., State v. Wise, 94-2993 (La. 12/6/96), 684 So.2d 408. In all other respects, the application is denied.
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