Court Opinion

ID: 7737614
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 19:55:37.021385+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:27:27.761365
License: Public Domain

h COOKS, Judge,
Dissenting.
I believe a fundamental constitutional error is patent on review of the record, i.e., the absence of a substantial factual basis to support the manslaughter plea in light of defendant’s statement that she “felt [she] was defending [her] life.” Notwithstanding the holding in State v. Filer, 00-0073 (La. 6/30/00); 762 So.2d 1080, the knowing and voluntary entry of a guilty plea is required by the United States Constitution and still guarded by the United States Supreme Court.