Legal Opinion
State v. Heredia
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 29, 2003No. 02-KA-1162PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I «MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.
Defendant Leonardo Heredia appeals his sentence resulting from a plea of guilty to the charge of attempted distribution of heroin, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:979 and 40:966(A).
Heredia was originally charged with possession with the intent to distribute heroin, to which charge he pled not guilty. The State subsequently amended the indictment to charge him with attempted distribution of heroin. That same day, Heredia withdrew his former plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to the amended charges. In conformity with a plea agreement, the trial court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Copenhaver v. John Bonura & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- State v. SugastiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- State v. StevensonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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