Opinion
2024 KW 0428
08-12-2024
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINSON
In Re: Christopher Hutchinson, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd- Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No. 45,141.
BEFORE: WOLFE, MILLER, AND GREENE, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED.
The trial court's April 19, 2024 order forwarding relator's pro se pleading to attorney Blaine Hebert is vacated. The matter is remanded to the trial court to consider relator's pro se motion to amend and/or correct sentence. See State v. Melon, 95-2209 (La. 9/22/95), 660 So.2d 466-67 ("meaningful access to the courts guaranteed by La. Const, art. I, Sections 2, 19, and 22 requires courts to accept and consider post-verdict pro se filings from represented defendants.").
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