STATE v. SWEET

No. 22410-KA.

575 So.2d 937 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Oscar James SWEET, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Roland Charles, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., James A. Norris, Dist. Atty., L. Douglas Lawrence, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before NORRIS, HIGHTOWER and VICTORY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The maximum sentence of twenty years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence for attempted first degree robbery is neither excessive nor unconscionable for this 38-year-old defendant who was initially charged with armed robbery but plea bargained to the reduced charge. Defendant is a fourth-felony offender, has a substantial criminal record, and was on parole when he committed the instant offense. LA-Const. Art. 1,...

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