STATE v. CARTER

No. CR82-771.

436 So.2d 652 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied October 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard K. Knapp, Jr., Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jack Rogers, Rogers, St. Romain & Crochet, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

The defendant, Martin Carter, pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. The trial court sentenced the defendant to fifty years at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. The defendant appeals, asserting that (1) the sentence imposed is excessive, violating Art. 1, § 20 of the Louisiana Constitution; and, (2) the trial court erred by failing to adequately state the reasons for...

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