Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

Hello,

I have been debating on whether it is wise of me to pursue post conviction relief for my fiance. One was filed in 2007 which was denied by the judge who convicted him. The lawyer advised me not to take it any further due to the fact that there was little to no chance that it would be approved. My fiance was convicted and multi billed in 2004 with I think 4 cts of distribution of crack 500 ft within a school. He was sentenced to 15 yrs flat but what is disputed is 1) the lawyer told him that he would be slam dunked and recieve 66 yrs. if he didnt accept the 15 yrs.(we were later told that the lawer intimidated hime into taking the 15 yrs.) 2) There was supposed to be surveillance equipment that recorded him making the sales to undercover officers, which malfunctioned. 3) There is no lab report on the 4 pieces of crack. The purpose of my question is to find out if these main points are worth the time and money to pursue relief.

I really appreciate the opportunity to ask this question.

Thanks so much

Jaeda


Asked on 8/05/09, 9:30 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

Listen to your lawyer. Then tell the man goodbye and move on with your life, since you are talking about hearsay with technical evidence, and NOT with whether he is guilty. There are a thousand attorneys out there that will take the case and fight like heck to free your man. Unfortunately, once freed, freed being only from the sentence and not jail, but then he will have to go to trial on all charges.

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Answered on 8/10/09, 5:13 pm


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