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State v. Monk

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Oct 27, 1988
532 So. 2d 1143 (La. 1988)

Opinion

No. 88-K-1564.

October 27, 1988.

APPEAL FROM TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE HERBERT G. GAUTREAUX, J.


Granted. In a guilty plea to a misdemeanor, complete advice of rights is required only (1) if the plea is to be used as basis for actual imprisonment for that offense or (2) if the plea is to be used in the future (a) to enhance imprisonment or (b) to charge the subsequent commission of the same offense as a felony. State v. Jones, 404 So.2d 1192 (La. 1981). Here, defendant has not been subjected to actual imprisonment for this offense and the state is not now attempting to use the conviction for this offense to enhance the penalty or to raise the grade of a later offense. If defendant is ever subjected to actual imprisonment for this offense or if the state ever attempts to use the conviction based on the present plea to enhance punishment for a future offense or to convert a subsequent misdemeanor into a felony, defendant can seek review of the validity of this guilty plea at that time. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal is set aside, and the judgment of conviction is reinstated.

State v. Jones, 517 So.2d 402 (La.App. 5th Cir. 1987), which contained the same error, is hereby overruled.


Editor's Note: The opinion of the Supreme Court of Louisiana in louisiana State Bar Association v. Longenecker, published in the advance sheet at this citation, 532 So.2d 1143-1151, was withdrawn from the bound volume because application for rehearing is pending.


Summaries of

State v. Monk

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Oct 27, 1988
532 So. 2d 1143 (La. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Monk

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BEN MONK

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Oct 27, 1988

Citations

532 So. 2d 1143 (La. 1988)

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