Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Glenn M. HILL
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1989-05-18
Citations: 546 So. 2d 211
Docket Number: No. K89-516
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Glenn M. HILL.
Judges: Before FORET, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 546
Pages: 211–211

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Glenn M. HILL.
No. K89-516.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
May 18, 1989.
Michael J. Bonnette, Natchitoches, for applicant.
Michael Henry, Dist. Atty., Natchitoches, for respondent.
Before FORET, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.

Opinion:
WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY:
The convictions are reversed for errors patent on the face of the record. Because the charges for aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated were not joined in a single bill of information, the provisions of La.C.Cr.P. art. 493.1 do not apply. Relator was exposed to and, in fact, received a sentence in excess of six months imprisonment. Therefore, pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. art. 779, relator was entitled to a trial by jury.
Before a trial court can accept a guilty plea from a defendant who is entitled to a jury trial, the district court judge must determine, among other things, that the defendant has intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to a jury trial, and a waiver of this right cannot be presumed from a silent record. State v. Laurendine, 439 So.2d 398 (La.1983); State v. Salata, 479 So.2d 660 (La.App. 3 Cir.1985).
Accordingly, the convictions and sentences are set aside and the cases are remanded for new trials.