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STATE v. CHANEY

No. 66796.

384 So.2d 442 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Willie James CHANEY, Jr. STATE of Louisiana v. Chad WATSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Duncan S. Kemp, III, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.

William L. Brooks, Amite, for defendants-relators.

DIXON, Chief Justice.*

Willie James Chaney, Jr. and Chad Watson were arrested and incarcerated on December 17, 1979. On January 10, 1980— more than three weeks later—they appeared before a judge for the first time, and then for the purpose of a hearing on their applications for writs of habeas corpus. In their applications the prisoners alleged that they were unlawfully confined and they prayed for their release. The basis...

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