STATE v. ELLIS

No. 35,680-KA.

810 So.2d 1240 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Richard Allen ELLIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. King, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, James M. Bullers, District Attorney, Carl Ekendahl, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Richard Allen Ellis, who pled guilty to vehicular homicide, appeals as excessive his sentence of 20 years at hard labor. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On February 23, 2000, the defendant drove a vehicle in Princeton, Louisiana, while under the influence of alcohol. He was seen swerving from side to side on the roadway. He twice struck a vehicle driven by Daniel P. Lynch. Mr. Lynch...

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