JASPER E. JONES, Judge.
The defendant, Ricky Lee Sewell, was convicted of obtaining possession of a controlled dangerous substance by fraud in violation of La.R.S. 40:971 B(1)(b). He was sentenced to five years at hard labor and fined $5,000.00. The sentence and fine were the maximum that defendant could have received. La.R.S. 40:971 B(2). He appeals his sentence relying on three assignments of error.
The evidence reveals defendant used a forged prescription...
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