STATE v. MEAD

No. 42,674-KA.

988 So.2d 740 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Sylvester MEAD, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Opinion After Remand July 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project by Peggy J. Sullivan, Sylvester Mead, for Appellant.

Paul Joseph Carmouche, District Attorney, Catherine Marion Estopinal, Edward M. Brossette, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, PEATROSS and DREW, JJ.


DREW, J.

A jury found Sylvester Mead guilty of public intimidation, in violation of La. R.S. 14:122. Sentenced as a third felony offender to a mandatory life term without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, he now appeals his sentence as being constitutionally excessive. The record is unclear as to whether Mead properly waived his right to counsel during his most recent hearing. Accordingly, we remand to the trial court for a hearing as to his...

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