Legal Opinion

State v. Sutton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 30, 1989No. 89-K 0834PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIACCIO, Judge.

Although the trial court has ruled on the relator’s application for post conviction relief thus rendering this application for writ of mandamus moot, we nonetheless will consider relator’s claims for post conviction relief for reasons of judicial economy.

Relator first claims that his plea to the charge of simple burglary was induced by a plea bargain which was not kept. He claims that he was informed by his attorney that his sentence would not be enhanced from the six years agreed upon despite the multiple bill. Relator claims that he understood this to mean he would still get…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. ScottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  2. State v. RigginsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. CureauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. State v. GibsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. State v. FulliloveLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. State of Louisiana Versus Mark PriestLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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