STATE v. BURKS

No. 2002-KA-1939.

843 So.2d 444 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. Cynthia BURKS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Leslie Parker Tullier, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana.

Karen G. Arena, Louisiana Appellate Project, Metairie, LA, for Cynthia Burks.

(Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, and MAX N. TOBIAS JR.).


CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.

Cynthia Burks appeals her sentence in connection with her conviction for possession of cocaine as a second felony offender. She was initially sentenced to thirteen months at hard labor, and was resentenced to thirty-seven months after a multiple bill hearing was conducted. Following a review of the record, we reverse, vacate the thirty-seven-month sentence, and reinstate the thirteen-month sentence.

On May 13, 1999, Cynthia Burks was...

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