Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 48431. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE LEE THOMAS. The application is denied. It is not our understanding that Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799, applies to misdemeanor cases. Hence, the trial judge correctly denied the application for habeas corpus.