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STATE v. MORRIS

No. 10-1278.

63 So.3d 389 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Edward Charles MORRIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Foster DeRosier , District Attorney, 14th Judicial District Court, Carla Sue Sigler , Assistant District Attorney, 14th Judicial District Court, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee—State of Louisiana.

Mark Owen Foster , Louisiana Appellate, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellant—Edward Charles Morris.

Edward Charles Morris , Cottonport, LA, Defendant Appellant.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Edward Charles Morris shot his cousin three times at close range and subsequently pled guilty to the crime of attempted second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:27 and La.R.S. 14:30.1. The trial court imposed the maximum sentence of fifty years under La.R.S. 14:27. Mr. Morris appeals the sentence as excessive. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the sentence of the trial court.

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