PER CURIAM.
Writ granted. The sentence imposed is vacated and this case is remanded for resentencing. We agree with Judge Tobias that "the trial court failed to follow the procedures required by law and jurisprudence to deviate from imposing the statutory minimum sentence under the Habitual Offender Law." State v. Lawrence, 13-1245 (La.App. 4 Cir. 12/11/13) (Tobias, J., dissenting). To overcome the presumption that a mandatory penalty prescribed by the legislature...
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