Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2012No. 11-KA-1155PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.
|?On January 7, 2009, defendant, Gerard M. Howard, pled guilty to one count of manslaughter, in violation of LSA-R.S. M^l.1 He was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment at hard labor. Defendant was granted an out-of-time appeal. For the foregoing reasons, we affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
Because defendant pled guilty without proceeding to trial on the merits, the pertinent facts of this case are taken from the indictment, the waiver of rights form, and the guilty plea colloquy. According to the record before us, on October 31, 2007, defendant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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3Cited by7 opinions
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