STATE v. SMITH

No. 2007-KA-1432.

989 So.2d 816 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Roger L. SMITH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keva Landrum-Johnson, District Attorney, Battle Bell IV, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana.

Christopher A. Aberle, Louisiana Appellate Project, Mandeville, LA, for Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge Pro Tempore MOON LANDRIEU).


EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.

The defendant, Roger Smith, appeals the sentence resulting from his adjudication as a multiple offender, arguing that both La.Rev.Stat. 15:529.1 and the resulting sentence (which exceeds the statutory maximum for the charged offense) violates the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Relevant Facts and Procedural History

On January 6, 2006, the defendant was charged by bill of information with one count of armed...

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