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Variste v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Sep 3, 2010
45 So. 3d 1032 (La. 2010)

Opinion

No. 2009-KH-2007.

September 3, 2010.

In re Variste, Willie; — Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 07-07-0474; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2008 KW 1990.


Writ granted; case remanded to the district court. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for purposes of holding a hearing at which it will determine whether relator is entitled to an out-of-time appeal under the rule of State v. Counterman, 475 So.2d 336, 340 (La. 1985)(out-of-time appeal may be appropriate; in cases in which either "the defendant was not substantially notified at sentencing of his right to appeal or those in which the defense attorney was at fault in failing to file or perfect a timely appeal.")


Summaries of

Variste v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Sep 3, 2010
45 So. 3d 1032 (La. 2010)
Case details for

Variste v. State

Case Details

Full title:STATE ex rel. Willie VARISTE v. STATE of Louisiana

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Sep 3, 2010

Citations

45 So. 3d 1032 (La. 2010)