State ex rel. Aleman v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM. *
Writ granted. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel and hold a hear*602ing at which it will allow relator to withdraw his guilty pleas if he persists in that desire. The record below supports relator’s claim, corroborated by his attorney, that misinformation with regard to his eligibility for good time credits against his sentences precluded him from making his decision to waive trial and enter his pleas “with eyes open.” Adams v. United States ex rel. McCann, 317 U.S. 269, 279, 63 S.Ct. 236, 242, 87 L.Ed. 268 (1942). State ex rel. Brown v. State, 93-1071 (La.3/8/96), 668…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- State v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. AlemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State ex rel. Iburg v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013