Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Allen COLEMAN
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2010-04-27
Citations: 33 So. 3d 891
Docket Number: No. 2010-KK-963
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Allen COLEMAN.
Judges: KIMBALL, C.J., did not participate in the deliberation of this decision.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 33
Pages: 891–892

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Allen COLEMAN.
No. 2010-KK-963.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 27, 2010.

Opinion:
ORDER
Writ granted in part, otherwise denied. The defendant is to be immediately re leased from custody per the bond for $15,000 previously posted. The Orleans Public Defender is ordered not to attempt to represent the defendant. Having failed to show he is indigent, the defendant must proceed without counsel unless he hires one. The contempt ruling of the commissioner is reversed. The failure to hire counsel under the circumstances presented does not constitute contempt of the court.
/s/ Jeffrey P. Victory Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana
KIMBALL, C.J., did not participate in the deliberation of this decision.