State ex rel. Sawyer v. Maggio

450 So. 2d 355, 1984 La. LEXIS 9013

Opinion

In re Robert Sawyer, applying for writ of review and stay of execution to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, No. 79-2841, Division G.

In view of the fact that counsel assigned by the trial judge in this capital case was not admitted to the bar for at least five years prior to trial as required by La.Code Crim.P. art. 512 and considering defendant’s contentions relative to ineffective assistance .of counsel, we grant the application, stay the execution and remand the case to the district court with instructions to the trial judge to conduct an evidentiary hearing on whether defendant received effective assistance of counsel and to reconsider defendant’s entire application in light of that evidence.