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State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mar 12, 1980
381 So. 2d 825 (La. 1980)

Opinion

No. 66030.

March 12, 1980.

APPEAL FROM 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF TANGIPAHOA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE LEON FORD, III, J.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Duncan Kemp, III, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

William L. Brooks, Amite, for defendant-appellant.


Affirmed. Defendant has challenged his adjudication as a multiple offender under Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637, 96 S.Ct. 2253, 49 L.Ed.2d 108 (1976), claiming that he did not understand the nature of the charge against him in pleading guilty to attempt simple burglary in 1972. He did not state the grounds for his objection in the trial court and we will therefore not consider the question on direct review. La.C.Cr.P. Art. 841. Defendant's opportunity for review is by application to the trial court for habeas corpus relief. See State v. Nelson, 379 So.2d 1072 (La. 1980).


Summaries of

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mar 12, 1980
381 So. 2d 825 (La. 1980)
Case details for

State v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES EDWARD SMITH

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Mar 12, 1980

Citations

381 So. 2d 825 (La. 1980)

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