MARCUS, Justice.
On April 8, 1976, Buford Miller filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the Thirtieth Judicial District Court alleging that he had been confined in jail for approximately two years in violation of his constitutional rights to a speedy trial, to assistance of counsel, and to due process of law. The district judge granted a writ directed to the sheriff of Vernon Parish and fixed a date for an evidentiary hearing. The sheriff did not appear...
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