Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1998

State ex rel. Ventry v. State

State ex rel. Ventry v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 24, 1998 · Lemmon
717 So. 2d 1155; 1998 La. LEXIS 1240; 1998 WL 236191 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Ventry v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re Ventry, Oliver; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “J”, No. 352-401; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 97KW-0910.

Writ granted in part, otherwise denied. Case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to grant relator an out-of-time appeal and appoint counsel to pursue it. If counsel finds no basis for assigning error on appeal he may withdraw, but only after fulfilling the requirements for review and analysis of the record as set out in State v. Jyles, 96-2669 (La.12/12/97), 704 So.2d 241. In all other respects the application is denied.

LEMMON, J., not on panel.

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