STATE v. KNIGHTEN

No. 56352.

320 So.2d 184 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Thelma KNIGHTEN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter C. Dumas, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Richard E. Chaffin, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendant in this case was charged by bill of information with the crime of attempting to obtain possession of a controlled dangerous substance, dilaudid, by fraud, in violation of La.R.S. 40:971(B) (1)(b). After initially pleading not guilty to the offense, defendant changed her plea to one of guilty and was sentenced to two and one-half years at hard labor.

On appeal to this Court, defendant argues that her guilty plea was not given freely...

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