STATE v. FRANCO

No. 08-1071.

8 So.3d 790 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana v. Raymundo FRANCO.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Beal, Louisiana Appellate Project, Jonesboro, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Raymundo Franco.

Michael Harson, District Attorney, Ronald E. Dauterive, Assistant District Attorney, Lafayette, Louisiana, for State of Louisiana.

Raymundo Franco, Cottonport, Louisiana, Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

Defendant, Raymundo Franco, appeals his sentence for vehicular homicide, claiming it is excessive. He also makes a pro se claim that the trial court breached his plea agreement and that his consent was vitiated when he received an excessive sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm Defendant's sentence, as amended, and remand with instructions.

Facts

On February 18, 2007, the weekend before Mardi Gras, Defendant...

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