Legal Opinion
State v. Welsh
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 18, 2016No. 50,567-KAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge.
| iDefendant, James Eldon Welsh, pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C). He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at hard labor, with five years suspended, five years’ supervised probation, and a fine of $1,000 and costs to be paid in 12 equal installments. Thereafter, defendant brought a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The trial court denied the motion, *3finding that no manifest injustice existed which would justify allowing defendant to withdraw his guilty plea after sentencing. We affirm.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- State v. KaheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Richard Zuck v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
- State v. CiscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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