STATE v. JACKSON

No. 43,818-KA.

1 So.3d 841 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Gerry JACKSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Kelly, Lake Providence, for Appellant.

Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Charles Brumfield, Edward Dion Young, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Gerry Jackson, pled guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm and was sentenced to serve four years and three months of imprisonment at hard labor. The defendant now appeals, assigning as error that his sentence is excessive. We affirm.

FACTS

On July 4, 2004, due to a dice game, the defendant was "jumped on" by the victim and a relative of the victim. Later, there were two public shootouts involving the defendant and...

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