Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Hawkins v. Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, Section J
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 30, 1993No. 92-KH-3200PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In re Hawkins, Archie Joseph; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “J”, No. 247-365.
Granted. The district court is ordered to grant relator an out-of-time appeal and to appoint counsel to handle the appeal. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1989); Lofton v. Whitley, 905 F.2d 885 (5th Cir.1990). If appointed counsel, after review of the record, finds no basis for assigning error on appeal, he or she may follow the procedure outlined in State v. Benjamin, 573 So.2d 528 (La.App. 4th…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. BenjaminLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Larry Lofton v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. BradfordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- State v. CarruthLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- State v. BirdenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- State v. JenkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- State v. CastilloLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995