Case Name: STATE ex rel. Michael WEARY v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2008-03-24
Citations: 977 So. 2d 941
Docket Number: No. 2007-KP-1152
Parties: STATE ex rel. Michael WEARY v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: TRAYLOR, J., would deny.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 977
Pages: 941–941

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Michael WEARY v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 2007-KP-1152.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 24, 2008.

Opinion:
In re State of Louisiana; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Livingston, 21st Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 15922.
Writ Granted; case remanded. The district court's judgment denying relator's pro se application for post-conviction relief is vacated, and the district court is directed to appoint the Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana, through its director, Gary P. Clements, as counsel for relator, and to give counsel reasonable opportunity to prepare and litigate expeditiously a supplemental application for post-conviction relief. See State ex rel. Hampton v. State, 00-2523 (La. 8/31/01), 795 So.2d 1198.
TRAYLOR, J., would deny.
KNOLL, J., would deny.