Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Frank RECASNER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1973-03-01
Citations: 273 So. 2d 294
Docket Number: No. 53140
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Frank RECASNER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: DIXON and CALOGERO, JJ., dissent from the refusal.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 273
Pages: 294–294

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Frank RECASNER v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 53140.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 1, 1973.

Opinion:
In re: Frank Recasner applying for writs of habeas corpus, certiorari, prohibition and mandamus.
Writ denied. The showing made does not warrant the exercise of this Court's supervisory jurisdiction. The record of the trial court shows the plea of guilty was free and voluntary.
BARHAM, J.,
is of the opinion this writ must be granted since the relator did not have his constitutional rights explained to him before the plea was received. The plea was taken after Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 and the complete transcript of the plea colloquy negates compliance with Boykin.