STATE v. CLARK

No. 91-KK-1688.

624 So.2d 422 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana v. Terrance Levon CLARK.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Daniel Burt, Jr., Wayne J. Blanchard, Burt & Hendrix, Shreveport, for applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Hugh A. Holland, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.

John M. Madison, Jr., Larkin E. Greer, Shreveport, for Shreveport Bar Ass'n amicus curiae.

Harry S. Hardin, III, New Orleans, for Louisiana State Bar Ass'n amicus curiae.


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

We granted writs in this case to determine whether an attorney appointed to represent an indigent defendant was in contempt when he declined to accept the court appointment. Because we find that the appointment was properly made, and that the attorney improperly refused to serve, we affirm the district court's finding of contempt.

Terrance L. Clark, an indigent, was charged with armed robbery in the 1st...

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