State v. Broussard

AMY, Judge.

| ,The defendant was convicted of the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to serve seven years imprisonment at hard labor. The defendant now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence for his conviction. He also argues that the sentence imposed is excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

Factual and Procedural Background

On June 19, 2007, Corporal Randall Leger of the Lafayette Police Department, took a report from Matt Braden concerning a stolen vehicle that was owned by Mr. Braden’s friend, James Gillaspie.…