Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Nelson SMITH
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1998-09-04
Citations: 723 So. 2d 427
Docket Number: No. 98-KH-0675
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Nelson SMITH.
Judges: VICTORY, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 723
Pages: 427–428

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Nelson SMITH.
No. 98-KH-0675.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 4, 1998.
Reconsideration Denied Oct. 30, 1998.

Opinion:
In re Smith, Nelson; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 97-KA-0170; Parish of St. Charles, 29th Judicial District Court, Div. "E", No. 93-450.
Writ granted in part; otherwise denied; case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for purposes of holding a hearing at which it will determine whether relator is entitled to an out-of-time appeal under the rule of State v. Counterman, 475 So.2d 336 (La.1985). In all other respects the application is denied.
VICTORY, J., not on panel.