Legal Opinion

State v. Looney

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 24, 1999No. 31,604-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

liBROWN, J.

Defendant, Gary Wayne Looney, pled guilty to simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling in exchange for the state’s agreement to dismiss another count of simple burglary and to not institute a multiple offender proceeding. Before sentencing, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty plea. After a hearing, the motion was denied and defendant was sentenced to 12 years at hard labor. Defendant appeals both the denial of his motion and his 12-year sentence. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

MOTION TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA

The guilty plea colloquy shows that defendant, after being sworn by the court, stated…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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State v. NuccioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
State v. EssexLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
State v. BarnesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996

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