STATE v. MITCHELL

No. 21632-KA.

561 So.2d 819 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Reginald MITCHELL, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Before MARVIN, LINDSAY and HIGHTOWER, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

After being charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and bargaining to plead guilty to attempting to commit that crime, Reginald Mitchell appeals, as excessive, his sentence to five years at hard labor. LRS 14:27, 40:967.

The record does not affirmatively show that Mitchell was advised of the range of penalties for the offense to which he pleaded. This constitutes error patent because we cannot determine from the record that...

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