STATE v. STONER

No. CR83-200.

438 So.2d 1275 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert STONER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Crochet, Rogers, St. Romain & Oubre, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Leonard K. Knapp, Jr., Dist. Atty., and F. Wayne Frey, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, CUTRER and DOUCET, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

The defendant-appellant, Albert Stoner, was convicted of three counts of forgery in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:72. The trial judge imposed a sentence of six years on each count, with the sentences to run consecutively. The defendant appeals asserting that (1) the sentence is unconstitutionally excessive; and, (2) the trial judge failed to adequately state the reasons for imposing sentence as required by LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 894.1.

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