State v. Starks

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Starks, 812 So. 2d 638 (La. 2002)
2002 La. LEXIS 972; 2002 WL 519140

State v. Starks

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Ouachita, 4th Judicial District Court Div. C, Nos. 31723, 31724, 31725, 31726; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 35162-KW.

Writ granted; convictions and sentences reinstated.

Stark’s guilty plea waived all nonjuris-dictional defects in proceedings leading to the plea, including claims related to discriminatory selection of grand juries and their foremen. Tollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258, 267, 93 S.Ct. 1602, 1608, 36 L.Ed.2d 235 (1973); State v. McKinney, 406 So.2d 160, 161 (La. 1981); State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584, 586 (La. 1976); State v. Valentine, 259 La. 1019, 1024-25, 254 So.2d 450, 452 (1971); State ex rel. Chicola v. Gen’l Mgr. of La. State Peniten*639tiary, 188 La. 694, 705, 177 So. 804, 807-08 (1937); State v. Bergeron, 152 La. 38, 39, 92 So. 726, 727 (1922).

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana v. Samuel STARKS
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published