Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John Robert NICOLAUS v. Frank BLACKBURN, Custodian
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1981-09-11
Citations: 404 So. 2d 284
Docket Number: No. 81-K-1695
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John Robert NICOLAUS v. Frank BLACKBURN, Custodian.
Judges: MARCUS, BLANCHE and WATSON, JJ., dissent from order for evidentiary hearing.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 404
Pages: 284–284

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John Robert NICOLAUS v. Frank BLACKBURN, Custodian.
No. 81-K-1695.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 11, 1981.

Opinion:
In re John Robert Nicolaus, applying for writs of certiorari on writ of habeas corpus. Parish of East Baton Rouge. No. 4-75-8057.
Granted in part. The trial court is ordered to conduct an evidentiary hearing on relator's claim that the state witness testified falsely about a deal with the district attorney for his testimony. Otherwise, denied.
MARCUS, BLANCHE and WATSON, JJ., dissent from order for evidentiary hearing.