STATE v. PRIEST

No. 18-KA-518.

265 So.3d 993 (2019)

STATE of Louisiana v. Mark PRIEST.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, Paul D. Connick, Jr. , Terry M. Boudreaux , Gretna, Andrea F. Long , Matthew Whitworth .

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, Mark Priest, Cynthia K. Meyer .

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy, Fredericka Homberg Wicker, and Robert A. Chaisson.


On appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him, the trial court's denial of his verbal motion to continue, and the excessiveness of his sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's conviction, vacate defendant's sentence as unconstitutionally excessive, and remand for resentencing...

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