Legal Opinion

LaFon v. State

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided March 4, 1991No. 17853PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUBSTITUTE OPINION

The Court’s prior opinion, dated November 30, 1990, is hereby withdrawn.

SILAK, Judge.

This is an appeal from a district court order denying, in part, Jonathan Mack LaFon’s application for post-conviction relief. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

In 1978, LaFon pled guilty to a charge of first degree murder, and he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of life in prison. On November 16, 1987, LaFon filed, pro se, an application for post-conviction relief, asking that he be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea. LaFon alleged that his guilty plea was not voluntarily…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Miller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  5. State v. PrestwichIdaho Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Munson v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Fox v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Esquivel v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Eubank v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1997

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