State v. Peters

I previously wrote separately to spotlight the importance of compliance with Boykin v. Alabama , 395 U.S. 238, 243, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969) and La. C.Cr.P. art. 556.1, see State v. Trahan , 16-2083 (La. 4/16/18), 241 So.3d 286, and I reiterate those concerns here. In response to the state's minute entries associated with defendant's three guilty pleas to misdemeanor DWI in Mississippi, which do not indicate whether defendant was advised of his Boykin rights in accordance with State v. Jones , 404 So.2d 1192 (La. 1981) (per curiam), defendant testified that neither the judge who…