Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Garnett WATSON v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1972-05-30
Citations: 262 So. 2d 393
Docket Number: No. 52506
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Garnett WATSON v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 262
Pages: 393–393

Head Matter:
262 La. 126
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Garnett WATSON v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 52506.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 30, 1972.

Opinion:
In re: Garnett Watson applying for remedial writs and writ of habeas corpus.
Writ granted. The plea of guilty waived non-jurisdictional defects in the indictment and prosecution prior thereto. Nevertheless, under the allegations, the petitioner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing as to the alleged involuntariness of the plea.