Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John FORD v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1972-01-27
Citations: 256 So. 2d 440
Docket Number: No. 52051
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John FORD v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 256
Pages: 440–440

Head Matter:
260 La. 453
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John FORD v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 52051.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 27, 1972.

Opinion:
In re: John Ford applying for writ of habeas corpus and certiorari.
Writ denied. On the basis of the evi-dentiary hearing held by the trial court on this writ, we find that the defendant was in fact represented by counsel at the critical stages of the criminal proceedings, and that his pre-Boykin plea of guilty upon advice of counsel was a knowing and intelligent waiver of constitutional rights.