Case Name: STATE EX REL. Dennis Donyel THOMAS v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-03-02
Citations: 237 So. 3d 497
Docket Number: No. 2017–KH–0975
Parties: STATE EX REL. Dennis Donyel THOMAS
v.
STATE of Louisiana
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 237
Pages: 497–497

Head Matter:
STATE EX REL. Dennis Donyel THOMAS
v.
STATE of Louisiana
No. 2017-KH-0975
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 2, 2018
ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE FIRST JUDICIAL, DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CADDO

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Writ granted. The district court's ruling of September 9, 2016, dismissing relator's application for post-conviction relief on procedural grounds is reversed, and the matter is remanded to the district court for consideration of the merits of relator's claims pertaining to ineffective assistance and the subornation of perjury. La.C.Cr.P. arts. 929, 930. If the district court orders an evidentiary hearing, it shall appoint counsel. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.7(C).