STATE v. SORAPARU

No. 97-K-1027.

703 So.2d 608 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana v. George SORAPARU.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 13, 1997.


PER CURIAM*.

Granted in part. The decision of the Fourth Circuit is reversed insofar as it vacates the defendant's sentence and remands for resentencing before a different judge, and the sentence imposed by the trial court is reinstated. On appellate review of sentence, the only relevant question is "`whether the trial court abused its broad sentencing discretion, not whether another sentence might have been more appropriate.'" State...

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