State in the Interest of K.H.

I dissent. The trial court did not inform the defendant of the minimum sentence which could have been imposed before accepting his guilty plea. C.Cr.P. article 556.1 provides that a court shall not accept a guilty plea without first informing the defendant of the mandatory minimum penalty. Ch.C. article 104, in pertinent part, provides that, where procedures are not provided in the Children’s Code, or otherwise by law, the court shall proceed in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure in a delinquency proceeding and in a criminal trial of an adult.

I believe that C.Cr.P. article 556.1…