Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 1985No. 84KA0123PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORTESS, Judge.
Jerry Lewis (defendant) was initially charged by grand jury indictment with manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. Defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to a twenty-one year term of imprisonment. Defendant filed a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which the trial court granted. However, the trial court subsequently recalled the order, and defendant’s guilty plea and sentence were allowed to stand. Defendant’s counsel appealed that decision to the Louisiana Supreme Court. In State v. Lewis, 421 So.2d 224 (La.1982), the Supreme Court remanded the case to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. KormanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- United States v. Herman v. KrezdornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. GuzmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- State v. WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- State v. SeymoreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986