State v. Richard

LeBLANC, Judge.

The defendant, Derrick Richard, was charged by bill of information with armed robbery in violation of La.R.S. 14:64. Richard pled guilty as charged and was sentenced to twenty years at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.

Defendant appeals urging as his one assignment of error that the trial court erred by imposing an excessive sentence and by failing to comply with the sentencing guidelines of La. Code Crim.P. art. 894.1. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

FACTS:

On the evening of July 11, 1986, the victim,…