MARVIN, Judge.
In this appeal of his conviction of First Degree Armed Robbery, Mercer contends that the trial court abused its discretion in not allowing him to change his plea to not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. CCrP Art. 561.
Agreeing, we reverse, render, and remand for further proceedings.
A defendant in Louisiana is allowed 10 days after arraignment to change his plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity. After...
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