Case Name: STATE ex rel. Carl W. DUHON v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1994-09-02
Citations: 642 So. 2d 1273
Docket Number: No. 92-KH-1740
Parties: STATE ex rel. Carl W. DUHON v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden.
Judges: DENNIS, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 642
Pages: 1273–1273

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Carl W. DUHON v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden.
No. 92-KH-1740.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 2, 1994.

Opinion:
In re Duhon, Carl W.; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court, Div. "E", No. 80264.
Writ granted; Case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to exercise its discretion and determine whether the interests of justice require that relator be allowed to amend and supplement his timely filed application for post conviction relief. La.C.Cr.P. art. 930.8 does not take away from district judges the discretion to allow amendment and supplementation of timely filed pleadings. See State ex rel. Edge v. Whitley, 599 So.2d 1090 (La.1992) (Calogero, C.J., concurring).
DENNIS, J., not on panel.