State ex rel. Weary v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Weary v. State, 977 So. 2d 941 (La. 2008)
2008 La. LEXIS 708; 2008 WL 1726343
Deny, Knoll, Traylor

State ex rel. Weary v. State

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Livingston, 21st Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 15922.

Writ Granted; case remanded. The district court’s judgment denying relator’s pro se application for post-conviction relief is vacated, and the district court is directed to appoint the Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana, through its director, Gary P. Clements, as counsel for relator, and to give counsel reasonable opportunity to prepare and litigate expeditiously a supplemental application for post-conviction relief. See State ex rel. Hampton v. State, 00-2523 (La. 8/31/01), 795 So.2d 1198.

TRAYLOR, J., would deny. KNOLL, J., would deny.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE ex rel. Michael WEARY v. STATE of Louisiana
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published