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STATE v. STEWART

No. 84-KA-627.

468 So.2d 32 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Raff STEWART.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., James Maxwell, Dorothy A. Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Attys., Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

John H. Craft, Staff Appellate Counsel, Indigent Defender Bd., Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

Before CHEHARDY, GAUDIN and DUFRESNE, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Raff Stewart was convicted of theft of merchandise valued at $114.95 and sentenced to two years in the Jefferson Parish prison, the statutorily allowed maximum sentence. He contends, on appeal, that the sentence was excessive.

When the two-year sentence was imposed in the 24th Judicial District Court, the trial judge said:

"All right, stand up Mr. Stewart. You are before me to be sentenced relative to the crime of theft of merchandise...

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