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STATE v. SUMLIN

No. 23934-KA.

605 So.2d 608 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Edward SUMLIN aka Scutt, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Board by Charles A. Smith, William Rick Warren, for Appellant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., James M. Bullers, Dist. Atty., Charles E. McConnell, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before MARVIN, SEXTON, and STEWART, JJ.

STEWART, Judge.

Defendant, Edward "Scutt" Sumlin, pled guilty as charged to one count of possession of cocaine, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967 C. The trial court sentenced Sumlin to five years at hard labor. He appeals the sentence as excessive. We affirm.

FACTS

On May 13, 1991, the police received information from a confidential informant that Sumlin was selling cocaine from a Crown Royal bag tied to his pants. When Sumlin saw the police, he fled...

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