STATE v. EARNEST

No. 95-1689.

673 So.2d 1341 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lloyd EARNEST.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Harson, Lafayette and Kim R. Hayes, Asst. Dist. Atty., for the State of Louisiana.

Margareta Maria Lahme, Lafayette, for Lloyd Earnest.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and THIBODEAUX and DECUIR, JJ.


DOUCET, Chief Judge.

On March 20, 1995, the defendant, Lloyd Earnest, pled guilty to distribution of crack cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967. On September 19, 1995, the district court sentenced Earnest to five years at hard labor, two of them suspended with active supervised probation.

The defendant now appeals, alleging double jeopardy and excessive sentence.

The defendant's brief alleges the following facts:

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