State v. Cheley

Full title: STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CURTIS CHELEY

Court: STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

Date published: Jan 4, 2018

237 So. 3d 584 (La. Ct. App. 2018)

Opinion

17–696 consolidated with 17–538

01-04-2018

STATE of Louisiana v. Curtis CHELEY

Paula C. Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, P. O. Box 80006, Lafayette, LA 70598–0006, (337) 991–9757, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Curtis Cheley Hon. Asa Allen Skinner, Thirtieth Judicial District Attorney, Terry W. Lambright, First Assistant District Attorney, P. O. Box 1188, Leesville, LA 71446–1188, (337) 239–2008, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: State of Louisiana

GREMILLION, Judge.

Paula C. Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, P. O. Box 80006, Lafayette, LA 70598–0006, (337) 991–9757, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Curtis Cheley

Hon. Asa Allen Skinner, Thirtieth Judicial District Attorney, Terry W. Lambright, First Assistant District Attorney, P. O. Box 1188, Leesville, LA 71446–1188, (337) 239–2008, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: State of Louisiana

Court composed of Marc T. Amy, Shannon J. Gremillion, and Phyllis M. Keaty, Judges.

GREMILLION, Judge.For the reasons expressed in State v. Cheley , 17–538 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/__), 237 So.3d 58, Defendant's conviction is affirmed, his sentence is vacated, and the matter remanded to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing on whether Defendant's prior guilty plea for possession of cocaine was informed and voluntary, and for resentencing.

CONVICTION AFFIRMED, SENTENCE VACATED, AND REMANDED.