State ex rel. Britton v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State ex rel. Britton v. State

964 So. 2d 320, 2007 La. LEXIS 2003, 2007 WL 2768997

Supreme Court of Louisiana·Decided September 21, 2007·No. No. 2006-KH-2633·Published

Opinion

In re Britton, Stanley; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court Div. B, No. 04-4569; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 06-KH-716.

Writ granted; court of appeal denial vacated; matter remanded to court of appeal for consideration of merits of applicant’s writ application. The ruling of the court of appeal denying applicant’s writ application indicates the matter was denied as being moot, which is clear error. Applicant is entitled to have the merits of the district court’s denial of post-conviction relief reviewed by the court of appeal.

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In re Britton, Stanley; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court Div. B, No. 04-4569; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 06-KH-716.

Writ granted; court of appeal denial vacated; matter remanded to court of appeal for consideration of merits of applicant’s writ application. The ruling of the court of appeal denying applicant’s writ application indicates the matter was denied as being moot, which is clear error. Applicant is entitled to have the merits of the district court’s denial of post-conviction relief reviewed by the court of appeal.

State ex rel. Britton v. State, 964 So. 2d 320, 2007 La. LEXIS 2003, 2007 WL 2768997 (La. 2007).

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