State v. Gant

WATKINS, Judge.

Cornelious James Gant, Jr.,1 was charged in a single bill of information with two counts of obstruction of justice by violating LSA-R.S. 14:130.lA(3)(a) and 130.1A(2)(a), respectively. Defendant entered pleas of not guilty to the charges. Thereafter, on December 2, 1986, the scheduled day for trial, defendant entered into a plea bargain with the state whereby he withdrew his original not guilty pleas and pled guilty to Count I; as part of the plea agreement, the state nolle prosequied Count II.

Subsequently, on April 10, 1987, the trial court initially sentenced defendant to…