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STATE v. CASTILLO

No. 2009-KK-1358.

57 So.3d 1012 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Vincent M. CASTILLO.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jefferson Parish Indigent Defender Board, Michael James Rocks , for Applicant.

James D. Caldwell , Attorney General, Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Louisiana State University Law Clinic, Paul R. Baier , Robert Edward Lancaster , Vincent M. Castillo , for Respondent.

JOHNSON, Justice.*

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the State is required to provide counsel to an indigent defendant to assist in the preparation of an application for discretionary writ review following convictions for misdemeanor traffic violations. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, which ordered appointment of...

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