STATE v. SHELTON

No. 09-KA-713.

39 So.3d 601 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. Theresa SHELTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 9, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Desirée M. Valenti, Assistant District Attorneys, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Gwendolyn K. Brown, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

After pleading guilty to distribution of cocaine, defendant, Theresa Shelton, filed a pro se motion for an out-of-time appeal. The motion was granted by the trial court and appellate counsel was appointed. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence.

ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR 1 & 2— WAIVER OF RIGHTS

On appeal, in her first two assignments of error, defendant argues that, before...

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