Granted. The defendant's sentence of four years at hard labor is vacated and this case is remanded for resentencing. The record of sentencing still does not provide a factual basis for imposing a near-maximum sentence on this first felony offender convicted of possessing four "rocks" of cocaine. Upon resentencing, the district court should comply with La.C.Cr.P. art. 894.1, as amended by Act 22 of 1991, which requires consideration of the sentencing guidelines promulgated...
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