Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Gerald R. BORNING
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1983-08-15
Citations: 436 So. 2d 573
Docket Number: No. 83-KH-1667
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Gerald R. BORNING.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 436
Pages: 573–574

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Gerald R. BORNING.
No. 83-KH-1667.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Aug. 15, 1983.

Opinion:
In re Gerald R. Borning, applying for writ of certiorari. Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Section V, Division K. Court of Appeal, First Circuit. No. 83-KW-0748.
Denied in part, granted in part. Relator's application is denied with one limited exception. It is ordered that relator's sentencing be postponed for no less than an additional seven days, during which time the trial judge is ordered to allow relator an opportunity to retain other counsel, absent which relator should be permitted to assert his right to self-representation, or be afforded court-appointed counsel, if entitled.