Legal Opinion
State v. Shelton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 9, 2010No. 09-KA-713PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
| pAfter pleading guilty to distribution of cocaine, defendant, Theresa Shelton, filed a pro se motion for an out-of-time appeal. The motion was granted by the trial court and appellate counsel was appointed. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence.
ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR 1 & 2— WAIVER OF RIGHTS
On appeal, in her first two assignments of error, defendant argues that, before accepting her guilty plea, the trial court failed to conduct a proper Boykin 1 colloquy and failed to ascertain that she was making a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Canovsky v. GehrsenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- State v. McCoilLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
- State v. StrainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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