State v. Donaghey

WICKER, Judge.

Ross Donaghey appeals his conviction by guilty plea of simple burglary, a violation of La.R.S. 14:62, and his six-year suspended sentence and probation. The issues are the procedure by which his plea was entered, his competency, his sentence, his right to a preliminary examination, the effect of his indigency, and the effectiveness of his representation. We affirm the conviction. The sentence is also affirmed, as amended.

Specifically, these are Donaghey’s assignments of error:

1.The trial court erred by accepting a plea of “guilty” by the defendant without formally withdrawing…