Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John L. ROBERTS, Sr. v. Warden Frank BLACKBURN, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1980-01-11
Citations: 378 So. 2d 1380
Docket Number: No. 66026
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John L. ROBERTS, Sr. v. Warden Frank BLACKBURN, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: SUMMERS, C. J., and BLANCHE, J., dissent.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 378
Pages: 1380–1380

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. John L. ROBERTS, Sr. v. Warden Frank BLACKBURN, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 66026.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 11, 1980.

Opinion:
In re John Roberts, Sr., applying for writ of habeas corpus. Parish of Tangipahoa. No. 41944.
Writ granted. It is ordered that the trial court hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the petitioner knowingly entered his plea of guilty, in light of his allegations that he thought he could serve his sentence in Tangipahoa on work-release.
SUMMERS, C. J., and BLANCHE, J., dissent.