State v. Balach

GENOVESE, Judge.

|TIn this criminal case, Defendant, Jody R. Balach, pled guilty to illegal possession *630of stolen things valued at more than $1,500:00, a violation of La.R.S. 14:69(B)(1). As part of the plea agreement, the State dismissed two other pending charges (one a felony and one a misdemeanor) against Defendant and agreed not to pursue habitual offender enhancement. Defendant was sentenced to serve eight years at hard labor and pay a fíne of $1,000.00 plus court costs.1 Defendant’s Motion to Reconsider Sentence was denied. He appeals, alleging excessive sentence. For the following…