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State v. GowanState v. Gowan

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mar 29, 1996
96-KP-0488
Versions:670 So. 2d 1222
1996 WL 146244

Granted. The present case is distinguishable from State v. Nomey, 613 So.2d 157 (La.1993), since the trial judge never ruled on defendant‘s motion for appointment of a sanity commission. Unlike Nomey, there was no threshold determination by the trial judge that a sanity commission should be appointed. Therefore, by failing to request a hearing on this motion prior to entering his guilty plea, defendant implicitly waived his right to have the motion heard. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and set aside and the judgment of the trial court denying post conviction relief is reinstated.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Gowan
Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Date Published: Mar 29, 1996
Citations: 670 So. 2d 1222; 1996 WL 146244; 96-KP-0488
Docket Number: 96-KP-0488
Court Abbreviation: La.
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