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STATE v. FINLEY

No. 82-KA-0834.

432 So.2d 243 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Princess FINLEY and Cynthia Marie Thomas.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 23, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morgan J. Goudeau, Jr., Dist. Atty., Robert Brinkman, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

David L. Carriere, G. Douglas Dean, Dean, Lomenick & Seeman, Opelousas, for defendants-appellants.

BLANCHE, Justice.

Princess Finley and Cynthia Thomas were charged by bill of information with aggravated arson, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:51. Both defendants withdrew their initial pleas of not guilty and entered pleas of guilty to the reduced charge of simple arson with damages amounting to less than five hundred dollars. LSA-R.S. 14:52. After determining that the pleas were made voluntarily with an understanding of the nature of the charge, the trial judge accepted...

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