STATE v. STEWART

No. 13-KA-639.

134 So.3d 636 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. Keith STEWART.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux , Assistant District Attorney, Gretna, Louisiana, for Appellee, the State of Louisiana.

Bruce G. Whittaker , Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Appellant.

Keith Stewart, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, In Proper Person.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, ROBERT A. CHAISSON, and HANS J. LILJEBERG.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.

This is defendant's second appeal before this Court. On appeal, defendant challenges his sentence as illegal under the statutory scheme in place on the date of imposition. For the following reasons, we amend defendant's sentence, affirm as amended, and remand for correction of an error patent.

Facts and Procedural History

The underlying facts were set forth in State v. Robinson, 421 So...

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