Writ denied. Based upon the information furnished this Court by the District Attorney to the effect that the minutes of court show all relator's convictions in the Parish of Iberville to have been with benefit of counsel, the result reached by the district court is correct.
DIXON, J., dissents. The trial judge erred in denying an evidentiary hearing to determine whether uncounselled convictions were used to impeach applicant on his trial. Under new provisions and...
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