Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Bobby HARRIS v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1972-12-11
Citations: 263 La. 862
Docket Number: No. 53003
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Bobby HARRIS v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: McCALEB, C. J., is of the opinion that the application should be denied.
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 263
Pages: 862–864

Head Matter:
269 So.2d 469
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Bobby HARRIS v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 53003.
Dec. 11, 1972.

Opinion:
Not considered. The application does not comply with the rules of court. Applicant does not attach the motion to appoint counsel in lower court or the evidence taken at hearing.
McCALEB, C. J., is of the opinion that the application should be denied.
BARHAM AND DIXON, JJ.,
are of the opinion the writ should be granted. Applicant was not afforded counsel at an .evidentiary hearing had below. That jurisdiction did not forward a transcript of the hearing to this Court. Relator asks us to .mandamus that transcript and he is entitled to the transcript. We should order the transcript forwarded. The majority force this relator who is without counsel to comply with rules of this Court which attorneys have difficulty understanding. If trial court had appointed counsel for the relator at the hearing we could now properly dispose of this writ; if we had the transcript we also could dispose of the writ.