Case ID: so2d_759/html/0083-01.html
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Author: {"author": "CALOGERO, C.J., LEMMON, J., JOHNSON, J.,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

STATE ex rel. Charles CANTER v. STATE of Louisiana.
    No. 1999-KH-2467.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    April 7, 2000.
   In re Canter, Charles; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Vermilion, 15th Judicial District Court, Div. B, Nos. 87-25096; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. 99 00079

Denied.

KNOLL, J., not on panel.

CALOGERO, C.J.,

dissents from the refusal of defendant’s right to appeal. Defendants retained attorney orally moved for an appeal immediately after the conviction, but failed to file a ■written motion, apparently because defendant had no funds to pay for a transcript. In my view, it was ineffective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to file a written motion for appeal and to request an indigency hearing on appointment of counsel. Although the fact that there is no transcript or tape of the testimony presently available places the State in a difficult position, defendant has the constitutional right to an appeal.

LEMMON, J.,

dissents from the refusal of defendant’s right to appeal. Defendants retained attorney orally moved for an appeal immediately after the conviction, but failed to file a written motion, apparently because defendant had no funds to pay for a transcript. In my view, it was ineffective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to file a written motion for appeal and to request an indigency hearing on appointment of counsel. Although the fact that there is no transcript or tape of the testimony presently available place the State in a difficult position, defendant has the constitutional right to an appeal.

JOHNSON, J.,

dissents from the refusal of defendant’s right to appeal. Defendants retained attorney orally moved for an appeal immediately after the conviction, but failed to file a written motion, apparently because defendant had no funds to pay for a transcript. In my view, it was ineffective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to file a written motion for appeal and to request an indigency hearing on appointment of counsel. Although the fact that there is no transcript or tape of the testimony presently available places the State in a difficult position, defendant has the constitutional right to an appeal.