State v. Calhoun
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
694 So.2d 909 (1997)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Robert CALHOUN.
No. 96-K-0786.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 20, 1997.
Edward R. Greenlee, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Douglas P. Moreau, Dist. Atty., Monisa L. Thompson, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the lower courts erred in ruling that the defendant could not withdraw a "best interest" guilty plea to one count of Molestation of a Juvenile. Given the totality of the circumstances under which the plea was made, we conclude that the district court…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. RatcliffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. BurkhalterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State Ex Rel. LaFleur v. DonnellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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