Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 13, 1998No. 30681-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
11 BROWN, Judge.
Defendant, Willie Lee Thomas, originally charged with armed robbery of Kendrick Armstead and attempted armed robbery of Dewayne Briggs, pled guilty to one count of first degree robbery and was sentenced to seven years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension. Defendant appeals, urging only that his sentence is excessive. We affirm.
Factual Background
On the evening of July 21,1996, Armstead and Briggs were walking down the railroad tracks in the town of Plain Dealing, Louisiana, when defendant, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, got out of a ear driven by…
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