State v. Cox

KING, Judge.

The issues presented by this appeal are whether or not the trial judge properly followed the sentencing guidelines of Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.1 and whether or not the sentence is excessive.

Defendants, Cecil Horace Cox, (hereinafter Cox) and Doris Belsha Freeman were arrested and charged with Distribution Of A Controlled Dangerous Substance, Schedule I: Marijuana, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966(A)(1). The Sabine Parish Grand Jury returned a true bill indicting both defendant and Freeman.1 Pursuant to a plea bargain, defendant entered a guilty plea to the…