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STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 29784-KA.

700 So.2d 1068 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zandra H. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Britton, III, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, John P. Spires, Assistant District Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and BROWN and PEATROSS, JJ.

MARVIN, Chief Judge.

Appealing her conviction in a judge-trial for issuing a worthless check and her sentence to six years at hard labor, Zandra Washington questions the sufficiency of the evidence to convict and contends that the sentence is unconstitutionally excessive.

We affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

FACTS

Shopping for a new car for her college-age son, Washington made several trips to Twin City...

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