Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 60649. Attorney(S) Patrick D. McArdle, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant- William J. Guste, Jr., , Barbara Rutledge, , Harry F. Connick, , Louise Korns, , for plaintiff- Judges PER CURIAM. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL FERRAND. PER CURIAM. The issue of whether the defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel is more properly raised by application for writ of habeas corpus. State v. Anthony, 347 So.2d 483 (La. 1977); State v. Ross, 343 So.2d 722 (La. 1977); State v. Mouton, 327 So.2d 413 (La. 1976). Finding no reversible error based on the record before us, defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.