Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leroy James ESTILETTE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1973-11-09
Citations: 284 So. 2d 599
Docket Number: No. 54036
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leroy James ESTILETTE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 284
Pages: 599–600

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Leroy James ESTILETTE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al.
No. 54036.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 9, 1973.

Opinion:
ORDER
The Court being of the opinion that Gideon v. Wainwright is retroactive:
Ordered that an evidentiary hearing be held on relator's petition for habeas corpus to determine whether he was represented by counsel at the time of his arraignment and sentence or whether he waived counsel and that the trial judge render an appropriate judgment thereon.