GAUDIN, Judge.
Citing Art. I, Sec. 20 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Elijah Winzy is before this Court contending that the maximum 40-year sentence he received in the 23rd Judicial District Court for first degree robbery is cruel and excessive punishment.
Winzy, 42 years of age and convicted by a jury, blames drugs and alcohol for his criminal conduct. The fact that he is an addict, Winzy argues, should have been a mitigating factor lessening his sentence...
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