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STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Quinton BLACKSTONE v. STATE of Louisiana, et al., Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden.
    No. 84-KH-0146.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    Dec. 7, 1984.
   In re Quinton Blackstone, applying for supervisory writs, to the Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, No. 245-247, Section “B”.

Granted. The ruling of the trial judge is set aside; the ease is remanded to the district court. An evidentiary hearing is ordered to consider and decide the claim of constitutionally excessive sentence. The district court is ordered to appoint a lawyer to represent relator.

MARCUS and WATSON, JJ., dissent from the order.