MARVIN, Judge.
After pleading guilty to attempted first degree murder, the 19-year-old defendant appeals his sentence to 40 years at hard labor, contending that it is constitutionally excessive. LSA-Const. Art. 1, § 20.
Defendant contends that he was sentenced to 40 years not because he deserved it, not because it would help the victim, a police officer, but because it was a serious crime and outrageous to society.
The issue is best stated as...
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