STATE v. JONES

No. 33,111-KA.

754 So.2d 392 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Michael Alane JONES, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael O. Craig, Benton, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, James M. Bullers, District Attorney, Joseph A. Gregorio, David Griffith, Asst. Dist. Attys., Counsel for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and DREW, JJ.


STEWART, J.

The defendant, Michael Alane Jones, pled guilty to one count of distribution of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A), and was sentenced to 20 years at hard labor. Thereafter, the trial court denied the defendant's motion to reconsider the sentence. The defendant now appeals his sentence as excessive. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 20, 1998, the defendant sold "crack" cocaine from his Haughton residence...

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