Case Name: STATE ex rel. James JONES v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2008-09-26
Citations: 992 So. 2d 974
Docket Number: No. 2007-KH-2339
Parties: STATE ex rel. James JONES v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 992
Pages: 974–974

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. James JONES v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 2007-KH-2339.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 26, 2008.

Opinion:
In re Jones, James; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court Div. D, No. 8302-05; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. KH 07-01078.
Writ granted in part; otherwise denied; case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for purposes of holding a hearing at which it will determine whether relator is entitled to an out-of-time appeal under the rule of State v. Counterman, 475 So.2d 336, 340 (La.1985) (out-of-time appeal may be appropriate in cases in which either "the defendant was not substantially notified at sentencing of his right to appeal or those in which the defense attorney was at fault in failing to file or perfect a timely appeal."). In all other respects the application is denied.