Case Name: STATE ex rel. Ronald GILLIAM v. STATE of Louisiana
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2001-03-30
Citations: 788 So. 2d 436
Docket Number: No. 2000-KH-2012
Parties: STATE ex rel. Ronald GILLIAM v. STATE of Louisiana.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 788
Pages: 436–436

Head Matter:
STATE ex rel. Ronald GILLIAM v. STATE of Louisiana.
No. 2000-KH-2012.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 30, 2001.

Opinion:
In re Gilliam, Ronald; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. F, No. 383-351; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2000-K-0728.
Writ granted. The district court is or7 dered 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, 317 U.S. 269, 279, 63 S.Ct. 236, 242, 87 L.Ed. 268 (1942); see State ex rel. Aleman v. State, 99-1180 (La.10/1/99), 745 So.2d 602; State ex rel. Brown v. State, 93-1701 (La.3/8/96), 668 So.2d 1148; State v. Scott, 93-0401 (La.3/17/95), 651 So.2d 1344.