Plea Bargain No Barrier to State Civil Suit

The Advocate reports that 19th JDC Judge Duke Welch ruled that the state can sue former riverboat casino owner Robert Guidry, regardless of the fact that he was granted inmmunity for his testimony against Edwin Edwards. Guidry agreed to pay $3.5 million in fines and forfeitures as part of his plea bargain and argued that the district attorney's agreement should block the state from seeking additional damages.

Posted by AJR at July 29, 2003 08:29 AM