Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. J. P. McELROY, Jr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1977-07-01
Citations: 347 So. 2d 1159
Docket Number: No. 59360
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. J. P. McELROY, Jr.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 347
Pages: 1159–1160

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. J. P. McELROY, Jr.
No. 59360.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
July 1, 1977.
Truett West, Farmerville, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ragan D. Madden, Dist. Atty., E. J. Bleich, J. T. Spencer, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The issue of whether or not the defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel is properly raised by writ of habeas corpus. State v. Ross, 343 So.2d 722 (La.1977); State v. Mouton, 327 So.2d 413 (La.1976).
Finding no reversible error in the record presently before us, defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.