Writ granted. The district court is ordered to appoint counsel and hold a hearing at which it will allow relator to withdraw his guilty plea if he persists in that desire. The record below supports relator's claim that misinformation with regard to his eligibility for diminution of sentence pursuant to R.S. 15:571.3 ("good time") precluded him from making his decision to waive trial and enter his pleas "with eyes open." Adams v. United States ex rel. McCann,
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STATE EX REL. GILLIAM v. STATE
No. 2000-KH-2012.
788 So.2d 436 (2001)
STATE ex rel. Ronald GILLIAM v. STATE of Louisiana.
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March 30, 2001.
March 30, 2001.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
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