STATE v. SWILLEY

No. 37,840 KA.

862 So.2d 1268 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Jamie K. SWILLEY, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project by Bertha M. Hillman, for Appellant.

Don Burkett, District Attorney, Michael E. Daniel, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before CARAWAY, MOORE and LOLLEY, JJ.


LOLLEY, J.

Jamie K. Swilley ("Swilley") pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and received a sentence of three years at hard labor. La. R.S. 40:967. After the denial of a timely motion to reconsider sentence, Swilley appeals her sentence as constitutionally excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

In August 2002, Swilley was taken to the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office by a concerned family member, whose vehicle she had been using...

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