State Of Louisiana v. Avis Williams

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 1016

VERSUS

AVIS WILLIAMS
OCT 12 2021

In Re: Avis Williams, applying for supervisory writs, 32nd
Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne, No.
641477.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, HOLDRIDGE, AND CHUTZ, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The district court' s ruling denying
relator' s application for postconviction relief is vacated, and

this matter is remanded to the district court to reconsider its
ruling in light of State v. Harris, 2018- 1012 ( La. 7/ 9/ 20),
So. 3d 2020 WL 3867207 and to allow the state to file a

response,
if it has not already done so. After the state files
its response, the district court should determine whether it is
necessary to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the claim of

ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing. State v.

Robinson, 2019- 01330 ( La. 11/ 24/ 20), 304 So. 3d 846 ( per curiam).

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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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