Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2015

State ex rel. Rouchon v. State

State ex rel. Rouchon v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 17, 2015 · Hughes
165 So. 3d 69; 2015 WL 1758108 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State ex rel. Rouchon v. State

Opinion of the Court

Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Bossier, 26th Judicial *70District Court Div. B, No. 191,570; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 49387-KH.

1 iWrit denied.

JOHNSON, C.J., would grant.

HUGHES, J., would grant and assigns reasons.

Concurring Opinion

HUGHES, J.,

would grant the writ.

|! Respectfully, I would appoint counsel for purposes of holding a hearing at which it will be determined whether relator is entitled to an out-of-time appeal under the rule of State v. Counterman, 475 So.2d 336, 340 (La. 1985) (out-of-time appeal may be appropriate in cases in which either “the defendant was not substantially notified at sentencing of his right to appeal or those in Which the defense attorney was at fault in failing to file or perfect a timely appeal.”). See, e.g., State ex rel. Bonnee v. State, 00-2769 (La.12/14/01), 803 So.2d 980; State ex rel. Fabro v. State, 98-0884 (La.9/4/98), 723 So.2d 425. I would consider relator’s application as one for post-conviction relief.

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