State ex rel. Cage v. Butler

In re Cage, Jessie a/k/a; Lee, Jessie; applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “B”, No. 260-896. Granted. The district court’s denial of relator’s request for post-conviction relief on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel is reversed. Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. 52 , 106 S.Ct. 366 , 88 L.Ed.2d 203 (1985). The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for relator and to conduct a hearing in order to determine whether relator’s plea of guilty was knowingly and voluntarily entered. MARCUS and LEMMON, JJ., would deny the writ.