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STATE v. BALLARD

No. 53368.

282 So.2d 448 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Clarence BALLARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Henry Kidd, Stephen J. Katz, Monroe, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Nathan E. Wilson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The trial court refused to allow the defendant Ballard to withdraw his plea of guilty. This refusal presents the sole ground of this appeal.

The defendant was originally indicted for murder. La.R.S. 14:30. He pleaded not guilty. On the day the case was set for trial, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, with the assistance of his then-retained counsel.

Before accepting Ballard's plea of guilty, the trial court thoroughly...

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