STATE v. OWENS

No. 16417-KA.

457 So.2d 128 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Charles E. OWENS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones & Jones by Benjamin Jones, Monroe, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Johnny Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Geary S. Aycock, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this sentence appeal, defendant Owens complains that the trial court abused its discretion by requiring that he serve six months in jail as a condition of probation on a suspended sentence of three years at hard labor for distribution of marijuana. LRS 40:966. He contends that the trial court "violated" the sentencing guidelines because a "probationary sentence" should have been imposed. CCrP Art. 894.1. We find no error and affirm.

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