State v. Richter

Defendant, Robert Richter, pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, entered a Crosby plea to contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, a violation of La. R.S. 14:92(A)(7). As agreed, he was sentenced to serve two years' imprisonment at hard labor, suspended, five years' supervised probation, and a fine of $1,000 or serve six months' default time in the parish jail. The trial court applied time served (August 2011 to February 2012) to the default time. Defendant appeals, arguing that the state did not timely bring him to trial. For the following reasons, defendant's conviction and sentence…