Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Joseph SMITH v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al., and Mr. Rudolph F. Becker, III, Judge, Criminal District Court, Section "E", et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1978-09-01
Citations: 361 So. 2d 1212
Docket Number: No. 62479
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Joseph SMITH v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al., and Mr. Rudolph F. Becker, III, Judge, Criminal District Court, Section “E”, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 361
Pages: 1212–1212

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Joseph SMITH v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al., and Mr. Rudolph F. Becker, III, Judge, Criminal District Court, Section “E”, et al.
No. 62479.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 1, 1978.

Opinion:
In re: Joseph Smith, applying for writ of mandamus. Parish of Orleans. Case No. 250—411.
Writ granted. The return shows no waiver of the right to appeal. The appeal, which was dismissed on ex parte order for failure to perfect bill of exceptions, is reinstated. The trial court is ordered to appoint an attorney to file assignments of error and prosecute the appeal.