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STATE v. EDWARDS

No. 45,314-KA.

42 So.3d 449 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Oleander EDWARDS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Jarred Franklin , for Appellant.

J. Schuyler Marvin , District Attorney, John M. Lawrence , John W. Montgomery , C. Sherburne Sentell, III , Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.

WILLIAMS, J.

The defendant, Oleander Edwards, pled guilty to distribution of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A) and was sentenced to serve 28 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence for the first 2 years. The defendant now appeals, assigning as error that his sentence is excessive. We affirm.

The record shows that on May 20, 2008, the Minden Police Department arranged for a confidential informant to buy ...

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