Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leo CUMMINGS v. Hayden J. DEES, Warden, Dixon Correctional Institute
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1977-12-09
Citations: 352 So. 2d 1036
Docket Number: No. 61071
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leo CUMMINGS v. Hayden J. DEES, Warden, Dixon Correctional Institute.
Judges: SUMMERS, J., dissents.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 352
Pages: 1036–1036

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leo CUMMINGS v. Hayden J. DEES, Warden, Dixon Correctional Institute.
No. 61071.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 9, 1977.

Opinion:
In re: Leo Cummings applying for writ of certiorari. Parish of Ouachita.
Writ granted in part. It is ordered that the trial court conduct an evidentiary hearing as to whether relator voluntarily and intelligently waived his right of appeal.
SUMMERS, J., dissents.