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BUTLER v. STATE

No. 2009-KA-01219-COA.

42 So.3d 647 (2010)

Travis BUTLER, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

August 17, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Chamoun , attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore , attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., GRIFFIS and ISHEE, JJ.

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Travis Butler appeals his sentence for his conviction of robbery. He claims: (1) the Tunica County Circuit Court abused its discretion in imposing the maximum sentence of fifteen years on the conviction of robbery, and (2) the fifteen-year sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On August 24, 2007, Butler and Antonio Barnett drove to Tunica, Mississippi...

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