STATE v. BARNES

No. 62186.

365 So.2d 1282 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Leonard BARNES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tillman & Mitchell, F. Clay Tillman, Jr., Leesville, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., William C. Pegues, III, Dist. Atty., William E. Tilley, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Edwin L. Cabra, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The Vernon Parish Grand Jury indicted the defendant, Leonard Barnes, for distribution of heroin, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966 A. At his arraignment, the defendant, accompanied by his retained counsel, entered a plea of not guilty. Prior to trial, as a result of a dispute, retained counsel filed a motion to withdraw and subsequently a motion to have defendant declared an indigent. The Thirtieth Judicial District Indigent Defender Board moved...

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