Legal Opinion
State v. Swayze
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1989No. CR89-267PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YELVERTON, Judge.
Defendant, Curtis Lee Swayze, plead guilty on November 15, 1988, to armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64. The guilty plea took place during the middle of a trial, defendant reserved his right to appeal a ruling denying a motion for mistrial and other alleged errors. He was sentenced to serve 99 years at hard labor with the Department of Corrections without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Defendant appeals on the basis of seven assignments of error.
An armed robbery was committed at approximately 3:00 a.m. on June 28, 1987, at the Charter Food…
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- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. GibsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. GuillotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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