Legal Opinion
State v. Scott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 17, 1995No. 93-KH-0401PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
651 So.2d 1344 (1995)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Ben H. SCOTT.
No. 93-KH-0401.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 17, 1995.
PER CURIAM:[*]
Writ granted; case remanded. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel for relator and conduct a hearing at which it will determine whether counsel erroneously informed relator that under the terms of the plea bargain counsel had negotiated, relator would remain eligible for diminution of sentence for good behavior, this in spite of the fact that under R.S. 15:571.3(C)(2), multiple offenders may not receive diminution of sentence. If the court determines that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
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