State Of Louisiana v. Donald Dunn

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISTANA NO. 2025 KW 0719

VERSUS

DONALD DUNN NOVEMBER 3, 2025

In Re: Donald Dunn, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. DC-20-00242.

BEFORE: LANIER, WOLFE, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. Relator pled guilty without reserving the right to seek review of any pre-plea rulings. Therefore, he cannot challenge the sufficiency of the State’s evidence against him, as it is well-settled that a valid guilty plea relieves the State of the burden of proving guilt and waives a defendant’s right to question the merits of the State’s case and the factual basis underlying the conviction, as well as appellate review of the State’s case against defendant. See State v. Hardy, 39,233 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1/26/05), 892 So.2d 710. Furthermore, the attached decuments do not support relator’s claim that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance during the guilty plea. see Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); see also State v. West, 2009-2810 (La. 12/10/10), 50 So.3d 148, 149 (per curiam). Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the application for postconviction relief.

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“CQURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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FOR THE COURT