Berald Herlin Andry v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, and the State of Louisiana

On this appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus Berald Herlin Andry raises two issues: (1) certain of the evidence admitted to convict him was obtained through an illegal search and should have been excluded; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel for his defense. 1 Under the prior holdings of this court when Andry’s court-appointed counsel failed to advise him of his right to appeal or to obtain his informed consent to forego this right, he thereby rendered his representation of Andry ineffective as a matter of law. We reverse on that ground. Because of our action on…