Vaillancourt v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

OPINION

Appellant Serge Vaiílancourt was indicted for the unlawful sale of narcotics. He entered a not guilty plea, and the case was set down for trial. On the day of trial, Vaiílancourt changed his plea to guilty, and he was sentenced to serve 8 years in the Nevada State Prison. He seeks post-conviction relief, claiming that his guilty plea was entered in response to promises from the district attorney’s office that the district attorney would recommend probation. This was not done.

Vaiílancourt has filed in support of his petition affidavits from both of his parents, a California attorney who…