Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 2006No. 2005-KA-0176PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR., Judge.
|,The defendant, Robert Williams, was sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence after he was convicted under the Habitual Offender Law, La. R.S. 15:529.1, as a third felony offender. He is appealing his sentence on the grounds that it is unconstitutionally excessive.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Mr. Williams was charged with one count of distribution of cocaine and with one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. He was charged with violating La. R.S. 40:967(A) on each count. After a jury trial,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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3Cited by11 opinions
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