STATE v. ROBERTSON

No. CR87-371.

517 So.2d 988 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph ROBERTSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Kitcher, St. Martinville, for defendant-appellant.

Kim Kidd, Asst. Dist. Atty., St. Martinville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ., and CULPEPPER, J. Pro Tem.


STOKER, Judge.

Joseph Robertson, Jr. was tried for aggravated battery and was convicted of second degree battery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:34.1. He was sentenced to serve four years at hard labor, and to pay a fine of $2,000. An additional year was imposed in the event that he should default on the fine. On appeal, the defendant argues that the sentence is illegal on three grounds.

SENTENCING GUIDELINES

The appellant charges that the trial judge...

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