State v. Simmons

hThe defendant, James Jeffery Simmons, pled guilty to one count of felony theft pursuant to a plea agreement that included an agreed-upon sentence of seven years at hard labor, suspended; three years of active, supervised probation; restitution in the amount of $3,500 to be paid during the first year of probation; a fine of $5,000 and court costs to be paid during the first two years of probation. The trial court accepted the plea and sentenced the defendant in accordance with the plea agreement. This appeal followed. Seeking to withdraw, the defendant’s appellate counsel filed an…