STATE v. BARRIS

No. KA-8207.

533 So.2d 89 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana v. Latrice BARRIS, a/k/a Cheryl Garcie.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., R. Jeffrey Bridger, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before GULOTTA, C.J., and SCHOTT and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


SCHOTT, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of prostitution, third offense, in violation of R.S. 14:82 and sentenced to two years in the parish prison and $87.50 in court costs or thirty days in parish prison in default of payment.

In our review the record for errors patent we note that the sentence is illegally lenient because no fine was imposed whereas conviction requires a minimum fine of $500. However, such an error may not be corrected on appeal where not...

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