Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Hughes v. Court of Appeal, First Circuit
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 20, 1988No. 87-KH-1366PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
526 So.2d 223 (1988)
STATE ex rel. Kenneth HUGHES
v.
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT, State of Louisiana, 23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension.
No. 87-KH-1366.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 20, 1988.
ON WRIT OF REVIEW
2Per curiam
The trial court erred in refusing to grant defendant post-conviction relief. Defendant, his attorney, and the former prosecutor all agree that there was a plea bargain struck in exchange for defendant's plea of guilty. Defense counsel who represented Hughes presented convincing evidence that the former assistant district attorney promised six year maximum sentence and that…
3Cases cited1 opinion
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