State v. White

Defendant appeals his eight-year multiple offender sentence for unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling as unconstitutionally excessive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm his enhanced sentence.

Defendant, Duran White, was charged on April 17, 2017 in a bill of information with one count of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling in violation of La. R.S. 14:62.3. He pled not guilty, proceeded to trial before a six-person jury on September 25, 2017, and was found guilty as charged. On October 3, 2017, the State filed a multiple offender bill of information alleging Defendant to be a…