STEWART v. STATE

No. 95-KP-2385.

676 So.2d 87 (1996)

Clyde STEWART v. STATE of Louisiana.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurie A. White, Anne T. Turissini, for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Jack Peebles, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Respondent.


BLEICH, Justice.*

In State v. Hattaway, 621 So.2d 796 (La.1993), this court determined that the right to counsel guaranteed by Louisiana Constitution Article I, § 13 attaches no later than the first court appearance or judicial hearing, rather than at the time of indictment as previously understood. Petitioner, Stewart, raises this issue in his application for post-conviction relief. We are...

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