Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John L. HARPER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1971-10-28
Citations: 259 La. 936
Docket Number: No. 51823
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John L. HARPER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 935–937

Head Matter:
253 So.2d 380
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John L. HARPER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
No. 51823.
Oct. 28, 1971.

Opinion:
In re: John L. Harper applying for writ of habeas corpus.
Writ- denied. Petitioner pleaded guilty in 1968, represented by Retained counsel, prior to Boykin v. Alabama, 39S U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969). Boykin is not retroactive. His other allegations are without merit.