STATE v. YOUNG

No. 96-K-0195.

680 So.2d 1171 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana v. Bruce YOUNG, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Norman Samaha, Hunter & Samaha, Baton Rouge, for Appellant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Douglas Moreau, District Attorney, and Monisa L. Thompson, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.


ISSUE

KIMBALL, Justice.*

We granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the circuits and determine whether the prohibition on appealing a sentence that is the result of a plea bargain contained in La.C.Cr.P. art. 881.2(A)(2)1 encompasses plea agreements involving sentencing caps as well as specific sentences.

FACTS

On the night of May 29, 1991, Detectives Grim and Shelton were...

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