Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Quinton BLACKSTONE v. STATE of Louisiana, et al., Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1984-12-07
Citations: 461 So. 2d 322
Docket Number: No. 84-KH-0146
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Quinton BLACKSTONE v. STATE of Louisiana, et al., Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden.
Judges: MARCUS and WATSON, JJ., dissent from the order.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 461
Pages: 322–322

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Quinton BLACKSTONE v. STATE of Louisiana, et al., Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden.
No. 84-KH-0146.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 7, 1984.

Opinion:
In re Quinton Blackstone, applying for supervisory writs, to the Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans, No. 245-247, Section "B".
Granted. The ruling of the trial judge is set aside; the ease is remanded to the district court. An evidentiary hearing is ordered to consider and decide the claim of constitutionally excessive sentence. The district court is ordered to appoint a lawyer to represent relator.
MARCUS and WATSON, JJ., dissent from the order.