Legal Opinion
State v. Gardner
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2011No. 46,688-KAPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
11 After being indicted for aggravated rape, the defendant, Jeremy K. Gardner, accepted a plea agreement and pled guilty to the crime of aggravated incest. The trial court imposed a sentence of 12 years at hard labor, with credit for time served. The defendant now asserts that his sentence is excessive. Finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court, we affirm.
FACTS
On August 30, 2010, the defendant pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement reducing a charge of aggravated rape to that of aggravated incest, a violation of La. R.S. 14:78.1. The factual basis for the defendant’s guilty plea was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. HoganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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