Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Lena J. WATKINS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-05-30
Citations: 372 So. 2d 1039
Docket Number: No. 63899
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Lena J. WATKINS.
Judges: SUMMERS, C. J., concurs in the result only.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 372
Pages: 1039–1040

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Lena J. WATKINS.
No. 63899.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 30, 1979.
Alton T. Moran, Director, Baton Rouge, Gail H. Ray, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant-appellant. •
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., David M. Miller, Kay Kirkpatrick, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On appeal, defendant contends that his plea of guilty, entered on June 2, 1978, to the charges of simple robbery, La.R.S. 14:65, and attempted first degree murder, La.R.S. 14:27 (14:30), was not understanding and voluntary. Such a contention is not properly raised on appeal, but must be pressed by an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. See State ex rel. Clark v. Marullo, 352 So.2d 223 (La.1977); State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976).
Accordingly, defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.
SUMMERS, C. J., concurs in the result only.