PER CURIAM.
These consolidated cases present the question whether sentence may be enhanced on the basis of a guilty plea absent a showing that the defendant was advised, before the plea was entered, of his right to trial by jury or judge.
Defendant Gerard Edwards was convicted of aggravated battery, La.R.S. 14:34, on October 18, 1979. Defendant George Reese was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, on...
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