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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 83-KA-0149.

434 So.2d 585 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Henry WILLIAMS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., by Michael Erwin, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Leon Jackson, Asst. Public Defender, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-appellant.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.

EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant, Henry Williams, was charged by bill of information with aggravated arson. Following a trial by jury, he was found guilty of simple arson where damages amount to $500.00 or more. The trial judge sentenced defendant to three and one-half years at hard labor, with credit for time served. Defendant appeals, alleging that the sentence is excessive.

ERROR PATENT

The applicable penalty provision for simple arson (R.S. 14:52) requires...

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