STATE v. CANDLEY

No. 15157-KA.

427 So.2d 1254 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roy Lee CANDLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright & Hennen by Dennis W. Hennen, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and JASPER E. JONES, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the theft of copper wire valued in excess of $100 and was sentenced to two years at hard labor to run consecutive to a nine year sentence he was then serving for a burglary. In this appeal he contends that his sentence is constitutionally excessive. LSA-Const. Art. 1, § 20. CCrP 894.1.

The 28-year-old defendant's rap sheet is in the record. He admits and is shown to have three prior felony convictions...

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