State Of Louisiana v. James Toomey

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 1215

VERSUS
FEB 1. 8 2021'
JAMES TOOMEY

In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs,

18th Judicial District Court, Parish of West Baton

Rouge, No. 190083.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., WELCH AND CHUTZ, JJ.

WRIT DENIED.

VGW

JEW

Chutz, J., dissents and would grant the writ application.

The transcript of the defendant' s guilty plea hearing shows that
he was properly advised of his rights, confirmed that he
understood and waived those rights, indicated that he understood
his sentence, and set forth that he was satisfied with his
representation by defense counsel. While La. R. S. 15: 543
requires that a person convicted of a sex offense be informed of
the sex offender registration requirements, the court is not

required to inform the defendant of the requirements prior to

entering his plea. Considering the above, I find that the

district court abused its discretion in granting the defendant' s
motion to withdraw his guilty plea. See State v. Thompson,

2008- 1099 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 12/ 23/ 08), 2008 WL 6809587
unpublished) .

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT