Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Henry CLARK v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1971-02-10
Citations: 243 So. 2d 532
Docket Number: No. 51152
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Henry CLARK v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
Judges: HAMLIN, J., is of the view that, considering the record as a whole, the showing made does not warrant the exercise of our supervisory or original jurisdiction.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 243
Pages: 532–533

Head Matter:
257 La. 617
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Henry CLARK v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
No. 51152.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 10, 1971.

Opinion:
In re: Henry Clark applying for writs of certiorari and habeas corpus.
Writ refused. The record reflects that relator, to avoid exposure to the death penalty on two counts of aggravated rape, pleaded guilty under a plea bargain, with the advice of two attorneys, to two counts of attempted rape, receiving 20 years on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. The application before us (he has filed three separate applications in the trial court) consists only of argument and conclusions which are refuted by the record. Relator makes no factual statement which warrants either the issuance of the writ or an evidentiary hearing. Relator is not entitled to the relief sought.
HAMLIN, J., is of the view that, considering the record as a whole, the showing made does not warrant the exercise of our supervisory or original jurisdiction.