Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Robbin McLEMORE
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1993-06-03
Citations: 619 So. 2d 210
Docket Number: No. 25,387-KH
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Robbin McLEMORE.
Judges: Before MARVIN, SEXTON and NORRIS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 619
Pages: 210–211

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Robbin McLEMORE.
No. 25,387-KH.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
June 3, 1993.
Robbin McLemore, in pro per.
Paul Joseph ■ Carmouche, Shreveport, State of La.
Before MARVIN, SEXTON and NORRIS, JJ.

Opinion:
WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY; REMANDED.
This post-conviction relief applicant's guilty plea was made pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970). In that circumstance, a significant factual basis must be established in order for the plea to be constitutionally valid. North Carolina v. Alford, supra; State v. Powell, 584 So.2d 1252 (La.App.2d Cir.1991); State v. Linear, 600 So.2d 113 (La.App.2d Cir.1992).
In the instant case, in each of the four armed robbery charges to which the defendant pled, the prosecutor simply stated the circumstances alleged in the bill of information and did not indicate what evidence the state had to support any element of any of the offenses. This circumstance fails to establish a significant factual basis for the petitioner's guilty pleas. The defendant's guilty pleas are therefore set aside, the convictions and sentences are reversed, and the case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.