Legal Opinion
State v. Rodriguez
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 27, 2013No. Nos. 2012-KA-0569, 2012-KA-0570Published
1Opinion of the Court
MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.
hThe defendant, Selvin Torres-Rodriguez1 (“Torres-Rodriguez”) has appealed his conviction on two counts of armed robbery. The court finds that the defendant’s guilty pleas and sentences must be vacated because his Boykin hearing was defective. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand the matter to the trial court for another Boykin hearing.
On 5 October 2009, Torres-Rodriguez was charged by two bills of information with one count each of armed robbery while using a firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64. The two counts were prosecuted together. Darbin Maurico…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008