STATE v. SEAWRIGHT (2020)

Writ application denied.

On Supervisory Writ to the 15th Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette

The defendant's pleadings in this court indicate that the trial court has ordered a hearing on only one allegation contained in his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. If accurate, the trial court should reserve ruling on the entirety of the defendant's claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel until it has heard all of the evidence relevant to this claim.

Furthermore, the court's writ denial today, which indicates that defendant has now fully litigated his post-conviction relief application is not accurate, since according to the defendant, the remainder of his post-conviction challenge is still pending in the trial court.

Johnson, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. Hughes, J., would grant.