Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Manuel ORTIZ
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1996-02-28
Citations: 668 So. 2d 358
Docket Number: No. 95-KD-3087
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Manuel ORTIZ.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., recused.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 668
Pages: 358–359

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Manuel ORTIZ.
No. 95-KD-3087.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 28, 1996.

Opinion:
In re Ortiz, Manuel; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Jefferson, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Div. "B", No. 92-6496.
Writ granted. Stay order recalled. Judgment of trial court is vacated and set aside. Trial judge should conduct a hearing to determine the indigent status of defendant. If he determines that defendant is not indigent, trial judge should proceed in accordance with La.Code Cr.P. art. 914.1C(3).
CALOGERO, C.J., recused.