State v. Smith

SAVOIE, Judge.

Defendant, Michael Kevin Smith, was charged by bill of information with aggravated kidnapping, tried by jury, found guilty as charged, and sentenced accordingly to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Defendant, acting in proper person, moved for an appeal. No briefs have been filed in this matter by either the defense or the state.

Under authority of La.C.Cr.P. art. 920(2), we note an error patent which requires reversal of defendant’s conviction and sentence. Aggravated kidnapping is punishable by life imprisonment.…