SEXTON, Judge.
The defendant, Richard O. Powers, a/k/a Shane, along with his brother, William S. Powers, Jr., a/k/a Cass, was charged with distribution of cocaine, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967. The defendant pled guilty as charged and was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal, the defendant's only assignment of error is that this sentence is excessive. Finding that the sentence is excessive, we vacate it and remand for resentencing.
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