STATE v. BRUCE

No. 11-KA-991.

102 So.3d 1029 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana v. Benjamin H. BRUCE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Anne Wallis , Kellie M. Rish , Matthew Sherman , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Jane L. Beebe , Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

In this criminal proceeding, defendant appeals his sentence to life imprisonment and further assigns as error the trial court's denial of his motion to quash the bill of information. We affirm defendant's conviction but vacate his life sentence, finding it constitutionally excessive, and remand this matter to the trial court for resentencing.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On October 14, 2010, the Jefferson Parish...

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