Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Cockerham v. Butler
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 1987No. 87-KH-678PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
515 So.2d 1134 (1987)
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Joe COCKERHAM
v.
Hilton BUTLER, (Warden) Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 87-KH-678.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.
November 9, 1987.
Joe Cockerham, in pro. per.
Dorothy A. Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gretna, for Butler.
Before GRISBAUM, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.
ON WRIT OF REVIEW
DUFRESNE, Judge.
Relator seeks review of the judgment of the trial court denying his Application for Post-Conviction Relief in which he had asserted the following claims for relief:
1.) Improper use of a prior criminal charge to impeach the credibility of the…
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