STATE v. GREEN

No. 23641-KA.

595 So.2d 369 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Roy GREEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Rick Warren, Indigent Defender Bd., Minden, for appellant.

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

Before NORRIS, BROWN and STEWART, JJ.


BROWN, Judge.

Defendant, Roy Green, was charged by Bill of Information with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He plead guilty to a reduced charge of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to 5 years at hard labor. On appeal he claims that as a first felony offender his sentence was excessive. Determining that the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

LSA-La. Const. Art. 1, § 20 prohibits the imposition of excessive punishment...

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