Case Name: STATE ex rel. Richard WHITSON v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1988-04-29
Citations: 523 So. 2d 1326
Docket Number: No. 88-KH-0872
Parties: STATE ex rel. Richard WHITSON v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 523
Pages: 1326–1327

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Richard WHITSON v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 88-KH-0872.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 29, 1988.

Opinion:
In re Whitson, Richard; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of Caddo, 1st Judicial District Court, Div. "F", No. 131-748; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 20016-KH.
Denied. Before filing petitions for post conviction relief in this Court, relator should seek determination of his post conviction claims in the district court and the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit. If petitions are filed there and those courts fail to address the claims, the relator may choose to file petitions for the issuance of writs of mandamus.