STATE v. MUNHOLLAND

No. 34,165-KA.

770 So.2d 804 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Jerry MUNHOLLAND, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

July 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Jefferson, Monroe, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Jerry Jones, District Attorney, Geary Aycock, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, WILLIAMS and STEWART, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Our error patent review has exposed a jurisdictional error and we assign this appeal for summary disposition without oral argument. URCA 2-11.3.

The record reveals, and the state concedes, that at the time of his guilty plea to DWI 3d, the trial court failed to advise the defendant of his right to a jury trial, an essential element of a valid guilty plea in a felony case. We therefore vacate the conviction, set aside the sentence, and remand...

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