STATE v. BURTON

No. 20524-KA.

541 So.2d 329 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Wilton Ray BURTON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 29, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Office by Allan Harris by Richard E. Hiller, Shreveport, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Powell Layton, Tommy J. Johnson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Shreveport, for appellee.

Before HALL, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and HIGHTOWER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Following his arrest for several drug related offenses, defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamines and, pursuant to a plea agreement, all remaining charges were to be dismissed. He was sentenced to four years at hard labor. On appeal his sole assignment of error is that his sentence is constitutionally excessive, especially in light of the sentences imposed upon two codefendants who negotiated...

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