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STATE v. BURNS

No. 36,337-KA.

828 So.2d 147 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Claude Wayne BURNS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project by Amy C. Ellender, Baton Rouge, Paula C. Marx, Crowley, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, James M. Bullers, District Attorney, Spencer Hays, II, Robert R. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.

STEWART, J.

The defendant, Claude Wayne Burns, pled guilty to one count of simple burglary, a violation of La. R.S. 14:62, in exchange for the state's agreement not to file a multiple offender bill. The defendant received the maximum sentence of 12 years at hard labor. He now appeals the sentence as excessive. We affirm the defendant's conviction and sentence.

FACTS

The matters of record show that on May 7, 2001, the defendant made an unauthorized...

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