Legal Opinion
State v. Blanchard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 20, 2001No. 2000-K-1147PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
786 So.2d 701 (2001)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Mark Joseph BLANCHARD.
No. 2000-K-1147.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 20, 2001.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Earl B. Taylor, District Attorney, Gary C. Tromblay, Houma, Counsel for Applicant.
Allen B. Rozas, Mamou, Counsel for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:[*]
We granted the state's application in the present case to determine whether the court of appeal erred in setting aside as an abuse of discretion a ruling by the trial judge that respondent could not withdraw his "best interest" pleas, see North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. McDermittSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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3Cited by27 opinions
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