Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1993

State ex rel. Stansberry v. Lynn

State ex rel. Stansberry v. Lynn
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided June 18, 1993 · Calogero
619 So. 2d 558; 1993 La. LEXIS 1913; 1993 WL 219163 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Stansberry v. Lynn

Opinion of the Court

In re Stansberry, Johnny; — Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “B”, No. 322-773; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 91KW-2695.

Granted. This case is remanded to the district court for the appointment of counsel and an evidentiary hearing on relator’s claim that his guilty plea was induced by the understanding that he would remain eligible for good time credits against his sentence, an option withdrawn when relator was subsequently adjudicated and re-sentenced as a multiple offender. La.R.S. 15:571.3(C).

CALOGERO, C.J., not on panel.

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