Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leon WILLIAMS v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-06-11
Citations: 371 So. 2d 1333
Docket Number: No. 64550
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leon WILLIAMS v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 371
Pages: 1333–1334

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leon WILLIAMS v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden.
No. 64550.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 11, 1979.

Opinion:
In re Leon Williams, applying for writ of habeas corpus. Parish of Bossier. No. 53,-299.
Writ granted. On the allegations in the petition, the relator is entitled to an eviden-tiary hearing to determine whether he requested that an appeal be taken by his appointed counsel, or whether he affirmatively waived his right to appeal. The other allegations are without merit.