Court Opinion

ID: 7703623
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 18:59:06.086072+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:26:55.057633
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| iTHIBODEAUX, Judge,
dissenting.
The plea agreement will produce a result prohibited by law and would violate a rule of public order. It is, therefore, absolutely null. State v. Rice, 26,478 (La.App. 2 Cir. 12/7/94), 648 So.2d 426, writ denied, 95-0431 (La.6/16/95), 655 So.2d 340. The defendant expressly and unequivocally reserved the right to appeal his sentence in the plea bargain and the colloquy cited by the majority clearly demonstrates this. I would reverse the defendant’s conviction, vacate the plea, and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.