Legal Opinion

State v. George

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 22, 1986No. KA-5732Published

1Opinion of the Court

GULOTTA, Judge.

Defendant appeals his concurrent sentences of six years at hard labor on each of three counts of simple burglary (LSA-R.S. 14:62). In his sole assignment of error, he contends the trial judge erred in sentencing him to serve his terms without the benefit of “good time”.

Before addressing defendant’s argument, we note an ambiguity in his sentences on the face of the record. Because defendant had been previously convicted of a federal offense, he was sentenced as a multiple offender, as follows:

“I find that this defendant is not eligible for probation. I find further that he had…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. ShererSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. State v. KillionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  4. State v. LennonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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