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STATE v. STERLING

No. 43,540-KA.

996 So.2d 445 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Bruce STERLING, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project by Paula Corley Marx, for Appellant.

John Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John Michael Lawrence, C. Sherburne Sentell III, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, PEATROSS and DREW, JJ.

DREW, J.

Bruce Sterling was charged with DWI fourth offense. The state agreed to dismiss other pending charges in exchange for the defendant's guilty plea to the reduced charge of DWI third offense. The defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to five years at hard labor. He appeals, asserting only the excessiveness of his sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On April 2, 2007, the defendant was stopped for erratic driving on 1-20 in Webster Parish by LSP Trooper...

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