State Of Louisiana v. Joshua Stephens

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0057

VERSUS

JOSHUA STEPHENS u

In Re: Joshua Stephens, for 23rd applying supervisory writs,

Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No. 35, 827.

BEFORE: MCDONALD, THERIOT, AND CHUTZ, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. This matter is remanded to the trial court

to conduct to determine if

a

contradictory hearing relator is capable of representing himself; and if so, does relator desire to represent himself forego defense and representation by counsel. State v. Thibodeaux, 2017- 0705 ( La. 12/ 6/ 17), 236 So. 3d 1253 ( per curiam).

Jim! MRT

WRC

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY ftERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT