Legal Opinion
Simoneaux v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 21, 2009No. 2007-CA-01983-COAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J.,
for the Court.
¶ 1. Richard A. Simoneaux pled guilty to the sexual abuse of a seventy-six-year-old vulnerable adult who lived in a nursing home. He also entered guilty pleas to one count of sexual battery, two burglary-related counts, and two counts of voyeurism, which stemmed from him peeping into nursing homes and spying upon the residents.
¶ 2. Rather than proceed to trial, Simo-neaux chose to enter guilty pleas to each count in what appears to be a package deal, complete with sentencing recommendations from the State. When questioned by the trial judge, Simoneaux offered…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bradshaw v. StumpfSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Cole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Means v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
- Thomas J. Hooghe v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
- Richard A. Simoneaux v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Carroll v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
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