State v. Landry

YELVERTON, Judge.

The defendant, Fred Landry, charged with issuing a worthless check in the amount of $1,467.34, in violation of La.R.S. *46014:71, was convicted by a jury of the responsive offense of attempting to issue a worthless check, a violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and R.S. 14:71, and sentenced to three years at hard labor. He appealed raising several assignments of error regarding the conviction and complaining that the sentence was excessive.

FACTS

Landry was in the business of selling TV satellite antennas. Azor’s Incorporated, d/b/a Azor’s TV Specialists and Power Consultants Microwave…