STATE v. MARCEAUX

No. 87-KA-598.

520 So.2d 1203 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana v. Peter MARCEAUX.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mamoulides, Arthur Lentini, Dorothy A. Pendergast, Office of Dist. Atty., Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Martha E. Sassone, Indigent Defender Bd., Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE and WICKER, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

Peter Marceaux's active probation was revoked in district court and he was ordered to begin serving an eight-year hard labor sentence for aggravated battery.

On appeal, Marceaux contends (1) that the warrant for the revocation of probation was issued without legal cause and (2) that at the revocation hearing he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We agree with the second contention.

The record indicates that Marceaux's attorney...

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