SAVOIE, Justice Ad Hoc.
This matter comes before this Court on one (1) assignment of error: "The trial court erred in imposing an excessive sentence in violation of Article I, Section 20 of 1974 Louisiana Constitution".
Defendant, James Bell, was charged by grand jury indictment with the March 10, 1979 aggravated rape of his nine-year-old niece, a violation of R.S. 14:42. As the result of a plea bargain, defendant withdrew his...
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