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STATE v. STRAIN

No. 42,809-KA.

972 So.2d 1184 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Scott L. STRAIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula C. Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Karelia R. Stewart, John Ford McWilliams, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before CARAWAY, DREW and MOORE, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

After the trial court's appointment of a sanity commission which never reported to the court, Scott Strain pled guilty to false personation of a peace officer, in violation of La. R.S. 14:112.1, and was sentenced to two years at hard labor. He appeals his conviction arguing that the trial court committed error in accepting his guilty plea without first determining his mental capacity to proceed. Finding merit to his argument, we reverse the conviction...

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