STATE v. JONES

No. 35,020-KA.

795 So.2d 1231 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Joyce JONES, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Kincade, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Jerry Jones, District Attorney, H. Stephens Winters, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Appellee.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and KOSTELKA, JJ.


BROWN, Judge.

After an exchange of insults between two groups of people in a bar, a fight broke out and defendant, Joyce Jones, slashed the face of the victim, Lisa Moore, with a knife. She was convicted by a jury of aggravated battery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:34, and sentenced to two and one-half years at hard labor. Defendant contends that the sentence is excessive. We affirm.

FACTS

The incident occurred at Richard Lee's Lounge in Richwood...

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