Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Gilliam v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 30, 2001No. 2000-KH-2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

In re Gilliam, Ronald; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. F, No. 383-351; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2000-K-0728.

Writ granted. The district court is or7 dered to appoint counsel and hold a hearing at which it will allow relator to withdraw his guilty plea if he persists in that desire. The record below supports relator’s claim that misinformation with regard to his eligibility for diminution of sentence pursuant to R.S. 15:571.3 (“good time”) precluded him from making his decision to waive trial and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. State v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  3. State Ex Rel. Aleman v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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