Legal Opinion
State v. Welch
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 2012No. Nos. 11-KA-487, 11-KA-488, 11-KA-489Published
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.
li>On appeal, defendant challenges her guilty pleas as infirm on the basis that the trial judge failed to adequately advise her of her rights before accepting her pleas. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s convictions.
Facts and Procedural History
In this case, Zelda Welch, hereinafter referred to as defendant, pled guilty to three separate and distinct bills of information without proceeding to trial. As such, the minimal facts presented were gleaned from the record whenever possible.
On or about July 31, 2008, Zelda Welch misappropriated over $500.00 in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. LynchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. McCoilLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
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