Legal Opinion

State v. Fitch

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 1, 2000No. 33,140-KAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

|, GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Gene Fitch, Sr., was charged by bill of information with driving while intoxicated (DWI), third offense. After his motion to quash a prior guilty plea was denied, the defendant pled guilty pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976). He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment, the first six months of which was to be served without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. The remaining two and a half years were suspended, and the defendant was placed on three years supervised probation. The defendant now appeals. We affirm.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. SheltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  5. State v. CarlosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999

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