STATE v. FORD

No. 29170-KA.

687 So.2d 658 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Hartrick FORD, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda F. Ford-Jones, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Don M. Burkett, District Attorney, Richard Z. Johnson, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before MARVIN, GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.


GASKINS, Judge.

The defendant, Hartrick Ford, was originally charged with attempted second degree murder. However, the state allowed him to plead guilty to the responsive charge of aggravated battery, La.R.S. 14:34. The trial court sentenced the defendant to serve eight years at hard labor and denied a timely motion for reconsideration. Finding error patent at the guilty plea colloquy, we hold the appeal in abeyance and remand for further proceedings.

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