Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Steve CHAPMAN
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1978-01-20
Citations: 353 So. 2d 1338
Docket Number: No. 61242
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Steve CHAPMAN.
Judges: SANDERS, C. J., and SUMMERS, J., dissent from the granting of the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 353
Pages: 1338–1339

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Steve CHAPMAN.
No. 61242.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 20, 1978.

Opinion:
In re: Steve Chapman applying for remedial writs. Parish of Orleans.
Writ granted. Relator's sentence is vacated and set aside. The case is remanded to the trial judge to appoint a sanity commission in accordance with La.Code of Crim. Procedure, Art. 650 et seq. with reference to relator's mental capacity to proceed.
SANDERS, C. J., and SUMMERS, J., dissent from the granting of the writ.