Legal Opinion
State v. McBride
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 8, 2002No. 2001-K-0588PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
807 So.2d 836 (2002)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Robert B. McBRIDE.
No. 2001-K-0588.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 8, 2002.
2Per curiam
Writ Granted. The judgment of the court of appeal, substituting a parole-ineligible 15-year term for the defendant's original sentence, is vacated and the sentence imposed by the district court is reinstated. On sentence review the only pertinent query is "whether the trial court abused its broad sentencing discretion, not whether another sentence might have been more appropriate." State v. Cook, 95-2784, p. 4 (La.5/31/96), 674 So.2d 957, 959 (quoting State v. Humphrey, 445…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- State v. HumphreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SoraparuSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
4Cited by5 opinions
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- State v. LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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