LINDSAY, Judge.
The defendant, Elbert Joe Lofton, appeals as excessive his sentence to twelve years at hard labor for the offense of distribution of marijuana. For the following reasons, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
FACTS
On October 15, 1992, the defendant sold three marijuana cigarettes for six dollars to an agent working with the Webster Parish Sheriff's Department. He was charged by bill of information with one count of...
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