Case Name: STATE ex rel. Melvin JONES v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1993-12-20
Citations: 629 So. 2d 1155
Docket Number: No. 92-KH-1668
Parties: STATE ex rel. Melvin JONES v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: KIMBALL, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 629
Pages: 1155–1155

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Melvin JONES v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 92-KH-1668.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 20, 1993.

Opinion:
In re Jones, Melvin; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. "H", No. 277-945.
Granted and remanded to the district court for an evidentiary hearing. There, after appointment of counsel, relator may assert his double jeopardy claims. La.C.Cr.P. arts. 930, 930.7. See State ex rel. Adams v. Butler, 558 So.2d 552 (La.1990); State v. Doughty, 379 So.2d 1088 (La.1980).
KIMBALL, J., not on panel.