Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Henry BAPTISTE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1971-04-07
Citations: 258 La. 342
Docket Number: No. 51263
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Henry BAPTISTE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: BARHAM, J., is of the opinion an evidentiary hearing is warranted.
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 341–341

Head Matter:
246 So.2d 194
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Henry BAPTISTE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 51263.
April 7, 1971.

Opinion:
In re: Henry Baptiste applying for writ of habeas corpus.
Application denied. The showing made does not justify the exercise of our jurisdiction.
SUMMERS, J.,
is of the opinion the writ is properly denied. There is no allegation that an appeal would have resulted in a reversal of the conviction, McGarry v. Fogliana, 9 Cir., 370 F.2d 42.
BARHAM, J., is of the opinion an evidentiary hearing is warranted.