State v. Knight
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
611 So.2d 1381 (1993)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Frederick KNIGHT.
No. 92-K-1385.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 19, 1993.
M. Craig Colwart, for applicant.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Jack Peebles, Asst. Dist. Atty., David Lawrence Arena, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.[*]
In this prosecution for possession of cocaine, the question is whether defendant was denied his constitutional right to counsel. A new lawyer was appointed at the time trial began, and the court denied a continuance for trial preparation.
FACTS
On the night of October 5, 1989, two…
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