State v. Hebert

ODOM, Justice.

A. Prudent Hebert was charged in a bill of information filed by the district attorney with the crime of forging a check for $290,-000 drawn on the Calcasieu-Marine National Bank of Lake Charles, La., purporting to have been signed by his brother, Dr. Louis Hebert. When arraigned, the accused had no counsel, ’ but personally entered a plea of not guilty. Subsequently the court appointed counsel to represent him. But before the attorney who was appointed was notified of his appointment and before he appeared in court, the district attorney suggested to the court that he had…